Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNDINE', by HENRY VAN DYKE


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UNDINE', by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Twas far away and long ago
Last Line: Unconscious of her coming dreams
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Fairy Tales


'Twas far away and long ago,
When I was but a dreaming boy,
This fairy tale of love and woe
Entranced my heart with tearful joy;
And while with white Undine I wept
Your spirit,''"ah, how strange it seems,''"
Was cradled in some star, and slept,
Unconscious of her coming dreams.





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