Why Fades a Dream?
Why fades a dream?An iridescent rayFlecked in between the trystOf night and day.Why fades a dream?—Of consciousness the shadeWrought out by lack of light and madeUpon life’s stream.Why fades a dream?
That thought may thrive,So fades the fleshless dream;Lest men should learn to trustThe things that seem.So fades a dream,That living thought may growAnd like a waxing star-beam glowUpon life’s stream—So fades a dream.