Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DREAMS, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS



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DREAMS, by                    
First Line: When the sun, rising in glory
Last Line: Looking down on you and me.
Subject(s): Dreams; Sleep; Nightmares


When the sun, rising in glory,
Ushers in the dawn of day,
Lights the eastern sky with splendor,
Chasing shades of night away,
Seems to me 'tis Heaven's portals
With the entrance gates ajar—
As the Angels leave and enter
On their missions near and far.

When the sun is lost in splendor,
Sinking in the west from sight,
With a parting blaze of glory,
Day surrenders to the night.
Oft I think the Bridegroom cometh
Where His Bride waits half asleep:
May my lamp be filled and ready
While I faithful vigil keep.

When the darkness doth envelop
As the night succeeds the day,
Gazing upwards in the Heavens,
There I see the Milky Way
Spanning space where stars are watching;
Then I dream God's Hosts I see,
Saints and loved ones there assembled,
Looking down on you and me.





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