Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ILLUMINATION, by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON


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ILLUMINATION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Last night I dreamed of you. I thought you came
Last Line: "we both should cry, ""I dreamed a dream last night!"
Alternate Author Name(s): Faulks, Frederick J., Mrs.
Subject(s): Dreams; Happiness; Sleep; Nightmares; Joy; Delight


LAST night I dreamed of you. I thought you came
And caught my hands in yours and said my name
Over and over, till my soul was stirred
With that fine ecstasy that some wild bird
May know when first he feels the blossoming
And the keen rapture of the glad new Spring.

Almost to-day I fear to meet your eyes
Lest I should find them suddenly grown wise
With knowledge of my heart; almost I fear
To touch your hand lest you should come too near,
And startled, dazed by some fierce inner light,
We both should cry, "I dreamed a dream last night!"





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