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James Whitcomb Riley - When My Dreams Come True

2014-11-10 29 Dailymotion

I. <br /> <br />When my dreams come true--when my dreams come true-- <br />Shall I lean from out my casement, in the starlight and the dew, <br />To listen--smile and listen to the tinkle of the strings <br />Of the sweet guitar my lover's fingers fondle, as he sings? <br />And as the nude moon slowly, slowly shoulders into view, <br />Shall I vanish from his vision--when my dreams come true? <br /> <br />When my dreams come true--shall the simple gown I wear <br />Be changed to softest satin, and my maiden-braided hair <br />Be raveled into flossy mists of rarest, fairest gold, <br />To be minted into kisses, more than any heart can hold?-- <br />Or 'the summer of my tresses' shall my lover liken to <br />'The fervor of his passion'--when my dreams come true? <br /> <br />II. <br /> <br />When my dreams come true--I shall bide among the sheaves <br />Of happy harvest meadows; and the grasses and the leaves <br />Shall lift and lean between me and the splendor of the sun, <br />Till the noon swoons into twilight, and the gleaners' work is done-- <br />Save that yet an arm shall bind me, even as the reapers do <br />The meanest sheaf of harvest--when my dreams come true. <br /> <br />When my dreams come true! when my dreams come true! <br />True love in all simplicity is fresh and pure as dew;-- <br />The blossom in the blackest mold is kindlier to the eye <br />Than any lily born of pride that looms against the sky: <br />And so it is I know my heart will gladly welcome you, <br />My lowliest of lovers, when my dreams come true.<br /><br />James Whitcomb Riley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-my-dreams-come-true/

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