A Dream Poem by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

A Dream

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I dreamed
A dream of you,
Not as you seemed
When you were late unkind
And blind
To my eyes' pleading for a debt long due,
But touched and true
And all inclined
To tenderest fancies on love's inmost theme.
How sweet you were to me and ah, how kind
In that dear dream!

I felt
Your lips on mine
Mingle and melt,
And your cheek touch my cheek.
I, weak
With vain desires and askings for a sign
Of love divine,
Found my grief break,
And wept and wept in an unending stream
Of sudden joy set free, yet could not speak,
Dumb in my dream.

I knew
You loved me then,
And I knew too
The bliss of souls in Heaven
New--shriven,
Who look with pity on still sinning men,
And turn again
To be forgiven
In the dear arms of their God holding them,
And spend themselves in praise from morn till even
Nor break their dream.

I woke
In my mid bliss,
At midnight's stroke,
And knew you lost and gone.
Forlorn
I called you back to my unfinished kiss,
But only this
One word of scorn
You answered me, ``'Twas better loved to seem
Than loved to be, since all love is forsworn,
Always a dream.''

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 26 March 2019

I felt Your lips on mine Mingle and melt, And your cheek touch my cheek. I, weak With vain desires and askings for a sign Of love divine, a human love in full desire Ends up in desire for a divine touch. without a divine touch no human love is complete. tony

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Julia Luber 26 March 2019

A romantic poem drenched in a melting rhyme that constantly reasserts the poet's presence like a kiss.

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Castellenas John 26 March 2019

Amazing poem for love. Love near or far away. Places, we need to know. Thank you for sharing your poetry.

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Edward Kofi Louis 26 March 2019

Desires! ! ! ! A dream for you. Thanksfor sharing this poem with us.

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Edward Kofi Louis 26 March 2019

Desires! ! ! A dream for you. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ruta Mohapatra 26 March 2020

'Twas better loved to seem Than loved to be, since all love is forsworn, Always a dream.''...….. Worth thinking over!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 26 March 2020

I knew You loved me then, And I knew too The bliss of souls in Heaven.... touching expression. Beautiful poem.

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Anil Kumar Panda 26 March 2020

Beautiful poetry with a classic touch about love. Love makes the heart light with its care. You are in deep love and everything goes well in your life. Enjoyed thoroughly.

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Harindhar Reddy 26 March 2020

I felt my lips on mine: juicy, mingle and melt like ice: spicy.....sir marvellous poem in anyways, love this charm....

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Dr Antony Theodore 26 March 2020

With vain desires and askings for a sign Of love divine, Found my grief break, And wept and wept in an unending stream Of sudden joy set free, yet could not speak, Dumb in my dream. very fine poem full of emotions

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