Dreams

Portrait of D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence 1885–1930

All people dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind, Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity.

But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people, For they dream their dreams with open eyes, And make them come true.

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  1. Caroline United Kingdom

    This poem is not by DH Lawrence, it is by TE Lawrence and the correct text is this: All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act
    their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

  2. Manet United States

    Hey, I really like this poem.
    I'm going to use it in my poetry anthology for english.
    So...you'll be like known?
    By my teacher at least.
    Whatever, I'll prob'ly end up writing a response on it too.

  3. Michelle!!!! United States ↩ replying to Caroline

    Hey this poem is flippin awesome!! T.H or D.H, whoever wrote it freakin rock and how does Caroline know its not by D.H Lawrence?

  4. Rico GARCIA!!! United States

    its funny cuz " dreamers of the day are dangerous people" I find that HiLary-ous LoL but i am 1 ^ jk jk but this foo writes bery good. i give him mad props... well imma check out sum mo 4 my project

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