Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BERENICE, by FRANCES FUERST QUICK


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BERENICE, by                    
First Line: Such silly things my baby sneaks to bed
Last Line: To want to keep them—'cause they help us dream!
Subject(s): Children; Dreams; Childhood; Nightmares


Such silly things my Baby sneaks to bed.
Sometimes a dolly or a crust of bread
Sometimes a pencil with a blunty trend
Tonight Dad's hammer at the hammock's end.

Such funny thoughts must flit about all night
From busy brain to active fingers tight
Clasping a book of storied fairy ream,—
"Oh mother, leave it—'cause it helps me dream!"

So, sadly, we—between sweet childhood and our Rest—
Clasping our old illusions to our breast,
Just as my Baby's plea we also seem
To want to keep them—'cause they help us Dream!





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