Love

Dreams

by Sara Teasdale 1884–1933

From Rivers to the Sea

Love

I gave my life to another lover,
I gave my love, and all, and all--
But over a dream the past will hover,
Out of a dream the past will call.

I tear myself from sleep with a shiver
But on my breast a kiss is hot,
And by my bed the ghostly giver
Is waiting tho' I see him not.

MLA

Teasdale, Sara. “Dreams.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/67/.

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Teasdale, Sara. “Dreams.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/67/.

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