Social Commentaries

Oneiromancy

by Ambrose Bierce 1842–c. 1914

From Shapes of Clay (1903)

Social Commentaries

I fell asleep and dreamed that I
Was flung, like Vulcan, from the sky;
Like him was lamed--another part:
His leg was crippled and my heart.
I woke in time to see my love
Conceal a letter in her glove.

MLA

Bierce, Ambrose. “Oneiromancy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/299/.

Chicago

Bierce, Ambrose. “Oneiromancy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/299/.

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