Dream Of Shadows
¦¦¦¦¦ you ¦¦¦ depart
Out of my reach, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Into the hidden,
I see ¦¦¦¦ shadow start
With recognition, and ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ wonder-ridden.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ dazed ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ I scarcely feel your loss.
You left me a gift
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ so the shadows tell
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ and silences toss
Me their drift.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ a cloven fire
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ burns in the draught
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Kindles the darkening pyre
For the sorrowful, ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ in the streets
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
The star above the house-top greets
Me every eve with a long
Song fierily.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ the town
Glimmers ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
In a common, prison-like dress;
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
So I am not lonely nor sad
Although bereaved of you,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
I move ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
With words, ¦¦¦ the dream shows through
As they move.
(Blackout of The Inheritance by D. H. Lawrence)
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