<h2><SPAN name="page36"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>A DREAM</h2>
<p class="poetry">That was a curious dream; I thought the
three<br/>
Great planets that are drawing near the sun<br/>
With such unerring certainty begun<br/>
To talk together in a mighty glee.<br/>
They spoke of vast convulsions which would be<br/>
Throughout the solar system—the rare fun<br/>
Of watching haughty stars drop, one by one,<br/>
And vanish in a seething vapour sea.</p>
<p class="poetry">I thought I heard them comment on the
earth—<br/>
That small dark object—doomed beyond a
doubt.<br/>
They wondered if live creatures moved about<br/>
Its tiny surface, deeming it of worth.<br/>
And then they laughed—’twas such a
singing shout<br/>
That I awoke and joined too in their mirth.</p>
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