The Dreams of the Dreamer by Georgia Douglas Johnson
The dreams of the dreamer
Are life-drops that pass
The break in the heart
To the soul's hour-glass.
The songs of the singer
Are tones that repeat
The cry of the heart
'Till it ceases to beat.
Self-Evaluation
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