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A poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849, that questions the way one can distinguish between reality and fantasy,asking,"Is all that we see or seem but a Dream within a Dream?"

A Dream within a Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a Dream within a Dream.

I stand amid the roar
of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a Dream within a Dream?

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Description
A poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849, that questions the way one can distinguish between reality and fantasy,asking,"Is all that we see or seem but a Dream within a Dream?"

A Dream within a Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a Dream within a Dream.

I stand amid the roar
of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a Dream within a Dream?

A penny for your thoughts...Plz. share yours! It'll be highly appreciated. Thanks