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George William Russell on Dreams

1867–1935 Ireland

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Let thy young wanderer dream on:
Call him not home.
A door opens, a breath a voice
From the ancient room,
Speaks to him now. Be it dark or bright
He is knit with his doom.

How shallow is this mere that gleams!
Its depth of blue is from the skies;
And from a distant sun the dreams
And lovely light within your eyes.

By Still Waters (1906)

Where we sat at dawn together, while the star-rich heavens shifted,
We were weaving dreams in silence, suddenly the veil was lifted.

The Nuts of Knowledge (1903)

Oh, I am so old, meseems
I am next of kin to Time,
The historian of her dreams
From the long forgotten prime.

The Nuts of Knowledge (1903)

In day from some titanic past it seems
As if a thread divine of memory runs;
Born ere the Mighty One began his dreams,
Or yet were stars and suns.

By Still Waters (1906)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George William Russell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.