Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO MARIAN POWYS, by JOHN COWPER POWYS


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First Line: Oh lace-maker, what joys, what fears
Last Line: And a dream beyond this dream?
Subject(s): Dreams; Fear; Happiness; Sleep; Nightmares; Joy; Delight


Oh lace-maker, what joys, what fears
Do you weave into your thread?
What sorcery from the far-off years
Hovers above your head?
Your flickering fingers are dipped deep
In the magic-flowing stream.
Is there a sleep beneath this sleep
And a dream beyond this dream?





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