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THE ROSE ON THE WIND by JAMES STEPHENS

First Line: DIP AND SWING!
Last Line: LIFT AND SWAY!
Subject(s): DREAMS; NIGHTMARES;

Dip and swing!
Lift and sway!
Dream a life
In a dream, away!

Like a dream
In a sleep
Is the rose
On the wind!

And a fish
In the deep;
And a man
In the mind!

Dreaming to lack
All that is his!
Dreaming to gain
All that he is!

Dreaming a life,
In a dream, away!
Dip and swing,
Lift and sway!



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