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IN THE DARK by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN

First Line: IN THE DARK I LIE AND THINK
Last Line: WHEN THESE EYES NO LONGER SEE.
Subject(s): DREAMS; NATURE; NIGHTMARES;

IN the dark I lie and think
Of the glory in a day;
Of the sunshine and the shade,
All the color soft or gay.

I can see it better now
As I lie with curtained eyes.
Oh, the rainbow and the moon;
Oh, the opal of the skies!

How the poppies glow and thrill,
How the pigeon-feathers shine!
I will weave them into dreams,
I will make them ever mine.

All the wonder of a wave,
All the magic of a tree --
I shall wear them in my soul
When these eyes no longer see.



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