Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE DREAMER, by DOROTHY COLLINS


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THE DREAMER, by                    
First Line: When he goes down to his sleep
Last Line: God! To the dreamer be kind.
Subject(s): Dreams; Wellesley College; Nightmares


WHEN he goes down to his sleep
Ever there come to his ear
Cries from the valley where men
Perish in torment and fear.

Faces arise from the dusk
Curious, twisted with pain,
Beggars and clergy and kings,
Thieves, and a beggar again.

Dreams rise from out of the dark
Never to pass from his mind
Broken by sorrow not his --
God! To the dreamer be kind.





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