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CREATION by AMBROSE BIERCE

Poem Explanation

First Line: GOD DREAMED - THE SUNS SPRANG FLAMING INTO PLACE
Last Line: HE WOKE -- HIS SMILE ALONE ILLUMINED SPACE.
Subject(s): CREATION;
GOD dreamed -- the suns sprang flaming into space,
And sailing worlds with many a venturous race.
He woke -- His smile alone illumined space.



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