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TO MARIAN POWYS by JOHN COWPER POWYS

First Line: OH LACE-MAKER, WHAT JOYS, WHAT FEARS
Last Line: AND A DREAM BEYOND THIS DREAM?
Subject(s): DREAMS; FEAR; HAPPINESS; SLEEP; NIGHTMARES; JOY; DELIGHT;

Oh lace-maker, what joys, what fears
Do you weave into your thread?
What sorcery from the far-off years
Hovers above your head?
Your flickering fingers are dipped deep
In the magic-flowing stream.
Is there a sleep beneath this sleep
And a dream beyond this dream?



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