Lyrics of Lowly Life/Why fades a Dream?
WHY FADES A DREAM?
WHY fades a dream? An iridescent rayFlecked in between the tryst Of night and day. Why fades a dream?—Of consciousness the shadeWrought out by lack of light and made Upon life's stream. Why fades a dream?
That thought may thrive, So fades the fleshless dream;Lest men should learn to trust The things that seem. So fades a dream,That living thought may growAnd like a waxing star-beam glow Upon life's stream— So fades a dream.