LAST night I dreamed that I Ruled over all the land — Held all 'twixt earth and sky In the hollow of my hand; I dreamed I ruled the beasts, Likewise the birds in air — Ships, mills and mines and men I governed everywhere. Kings yielded to my sway, And fawning princes came To ask my favor, and The whole world knew my name; My trains rushed o'er the plains, My ships rode on the sea, The toiling millions all Paid tribute unto me. Yet woe was in my breast, For in my dream, alas! I sat and gazed upon My image in a glass, And saw that o'er my face, Once boyish, there had spread The cold and ghastly look Of one whose soul is dead. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPITAPH IN A CHURCH-YARD IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA by AMY LOWELL FREE FANTASIA ON JAPANESE THEMES by AMY LOWELL TO TWO UNKNOWN LADIES by AMY LOWELL SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOHN WASSON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE BLIND by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BRICKLAYER LOVE by CARL SANDBURG |