Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HIGH HOPES, by AVERIL H. ELLIS


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HIGH HOPES, by                    
First Line: A dream child cloistered in my heart
Last Line: And sent her on her way.
Subject(s): Children; Love; Childhood


A dream child cloistered in my heart
To me for freedom sighed;
"Not for a cold and selfish world
To scorn and set aside,
I could not bear to see you so."
"I want to live," she cried.
"But you are frail and men are harsh,"
I pleaded in dismay.
"You can not know my destiny;
Let me love's hope repay."
I breathed my dream child into song
And sent her on her way.





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