Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A FAREWELL, by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER


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First Line: Farewell, o dream of mine!
Last Line: Farewell forever!
Alternate Author Name(s): Berwick, Mary
Subject(s): Dreams; Farewell; Future; Nightmares; Parting


FAREWELL, O dream of mine!
I dare not stay;
The hour is come, and time
Will not delay;
Pleasant and dear to me
Wilt thou remain;
No future hour
Brings thee again.

She stands, the Future dim,
And draws me on,
And shows me dearer joys, --
But thou art gone!
Treasures and hopes more fair
Bears she for me,
And yet I linger,
O dream, with thee!

Other and brighter days
Perhaps she brings;
Deeper and holier songs
Perchance she sings;
But thou and I, fair time,
We too must sever: --
O dream of mine,
Farewell forever!





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