LAST night I dreamed that I Ruled over all the land — Held all 'twixt earth and sky In the hollow of my hand; I dreamed I ruled the beasts, Likewise the birds in air — Ships, mills and mines and men I governed everywhere. Kings yielded to my sway, And fawning princes came To ask my favor, and The whole world knew my name; My trains rushed o'er the plains, My ships rode on the sea, The toiling millions all Paid tribute unto me. Yet woe was in my breast, For in my dream, alas! I sat and gazed upon My image in a glass, And saw that o'er my face, Once boyish, there had spread The cold and ghastly look Of one whose soul is dead. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GETTING A PURCHASE by KAREN SWENSON SONNET: 13. OUT OF CATALLUS by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS UNDER THE WATERFALL by THOMAS HARDY THE LADY AND THE SWINE by MOTHER GOOSE KATHLEEN O'MORE by GEORGE NUGENT REYNOLDS THE TWO TREES by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |