A Dream By Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allan Poe's poem "A Dream" conveys themes of hope, loss, and the desire for a brighter, untroubled future that can only be found in dreams. This poem is distinct from "A Dream Within a Dream," which deals with the fleeting nature of reality and the despair of losing grasp on what one values.

Here's the text:

In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted.

Ah! what is not a dream by day
To him whose eyes are cast
On things around him with a ray
Turned back upon the past?

That holy dream that holy dream,
While all the world were chiding,
Hath cheered me as a lovely beam,
A lonely spirit guiding.

What though that light, thro' storm and night,
So trembled from afar
What could there be more purely bright
In Truth's day star?

Transcript

A Dream By Edgar Allan Poe In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed, But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. Ah, What is not a dream by day To him whose eyes are cast On things around him with array Turn back upon the past? That holy dream, That holy dream, While all the world were chiding, Hath cheered me as a lovely beam, A lonely spirit guiding. What though that light, Through storm and night, So trembled from afar, What could there be More purely bright in truth's day star?

Reviews

Love Poe! The puppy in the photo is beautiful! Looks so much like my Aussie Doodle! 💜

That is one of my favorite poets, Edgar Ellen Poe. That dude is cool as I don't know what!