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THE DREAM-WIND by WILLIAM SHARP

First Line: WHEN, LIKE A SLEEPING CHILD
Last Line: BREATHES LOW IN THE GARDENS OF SLEEP IN THE WEST.
Subject(s): EARTH; SLEEP; WIND; WORLD;

When, like a sleeping child
Or a bird in the nest,
The day is gathered
To the earth's breast . . .
@3Hush!@1 . . . 'tis the Dream-Wind,
Breathing peace,
Breathing rest,
Out of the Gardens of Sleep in the West.

Oh, come to me, wandering
Wind of the West!
Grey doves of slumber
Come hither to rest! . . .
@3Hush!@1 . . . now the wings cease
Below the dim trees . . .
And the White Rose of Rest
Breathes low in the Gardens of Sleep in the West.



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