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Lyrics of Lowly Life.

WHY FADES A DREAM?

WHY fades a dream? An iridescent rayFlecked in between the tryst Of night and day. Why fades a dream?—Of consciousness the shadeWrought out by lack of light and made Upon life's stream. Why fades a dream?
That thought may thrive, So fades the fleshless dream;Lest men should learn to trust The things that seem. So fades a dream,That living thought may growAnd like a waxing star-beam glow Upon life's stream— So fades a dream.

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