English poem
DEAR LITTLE MAID OF DREAM
by Robert Winkworth Norwood (1874–1932)
Dear little Maid of Dream, My heart, dear Heart, is breaking; Things are not what they seem, And sorrow comes with waking!
I yearn to hold you fast, My Dream, but then comes waking; The silver moment past, And then—the sad leave-taking!
Dear little Maid of Dream, My heart, dear Heart, is breaking;