Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ROSE ON THE WIND, by JAMES STEPHENS


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THE ROSE ON THE WIND, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dip and swing!
Last Line: Lift and sway!
Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares


Dip and swing!
Lift and sway!
Dream a life
In a dream, away!

Like a dream
In a sleep
Is the rose
On the wind!

And a fish
In the deep;
And a man
In the mind!

Dreaming to lack
All that is his!
Dreaming to gain
All that he is!

Dreaming a life,
In a dream, away!
Dip and swing,
Lift and sway!





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