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<h3> DREAMS </h3>
<p class="poem">
Keep thou thy dreams—though joy should pass thee by;<br/>
Hold to the rainbow beauty of thy thought;<br/>
It is for dreams that men will oft-times die,—<br/>
And count the passing pain of death as nought.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
Keep though thy dreams, though faith should faint and fail,<br/>
And time should loose thy fingers from the creeds,<br/>
The vision of the Christ will still avail<br/>
To lead thee on to truth and tender deeds.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
Keep thou thy dreams all the winter's cold,<br/>
When weeds are withered, and the garden grey,<br/>
Dream thou of roses with their hearts of gold,—<br/>
Beckon to summers that are on their way.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
Keep thou thy dreams—the tissue of all wings<br/>
Is woven first of them; from dreams are made<br/>
The precious and imperishable things,<br/>
Whose loveliness lives on, and does not fade.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
Keep thou thy dreams, intangible and dear<br/>
As the blue ether of the utmost sky,—<br/>
A dream may lift thy spirit past all fear,<br/>
And with the great, may set thy feet on high!<br/></p>
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