Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DREAMS, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN VARIATIONS: 18 by CONRAD AIKEN LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW A DREAM OF GAMES by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GIVE YOUR WISH LIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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