Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A WATER LILY, by ANONYMOUS


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TO A WATER LILY, by                    
First Line: "dream, dream / perfume-laden one!"
Last Line: Drowsy in dream!
Subject(s): Dreams;flowers;lilies;perfume;sleep; Nightmares


DREAM, dream,
Perfume-laden one!
Twilight falls softly on thee;
Dream, gleam,
Shadows creep and run,
Gloaming falls upon thee!
Whence the charm born ere the night,
White-robed, with heart gold-bright?
Tell the secret of the glow —
The afterglow:
Petals dimly pale still there,
Gleaming faintly, waning fair,
Vanished, all, all go!
Still the flower asleep
Rocked by wind and tide
Dreams doth keep.
Gleam, gleam,
Fairy figures glide
O'er paths to starland;
Gleam, dream,
Shadow faces smile
Fading the while
Through the dusky twilight,
Bringing love's own far land,
Faintly bright,
Drowsy in dream!





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