How shall I feast this dream-vision
That brings the beloved's love - mission?
I beg these fish - like dark eyes sleep
To tell my lover how life I keep.
In wakeful hours who sees me not
I meet in dreams and linger yet.
In dreams I enjoy his love-bliss
Who in wakeful hours I miss.
Dream-sight of him delights at once
Awake-what of seeing him - hence.
If wakeful hours come to nought
My lover in dreams would never depart.
Awake he throws my overtures
A dream, ah cruel! he tortures!
Asleep he embraces me fast:
Awake he enters quick my heart.
In dreams who don't discern lovers
Rue their missing in wakeful hours.
The townsmen say he left me thus
In dreams failing to see him close.
DREAM VISIONS
