5. Once in the dream of a night I stood.
Long in the light of a magical wood,
Soul- deep in visions that poppy like sprang;
And spirits of Truth were the birds that sang,
And spirits of love were the stars that glowed,
And spirits of peace were the streams that flowed
In that magical wood in the land of sleep.
6. Stanza 1 description
In the first seven lines, the poet describes ‘the
magical wood’ she dreams of. In her imaginative
world, the abstract values and ideas of truth,
love and peace are embodied in tangible forms of
nature. They are no more just abstract ideas, but
are discernible and palpable objects with proper
shape and size. In the poet’s dream, truth has
transformed into singing birds, love into glowing
stars and peace into flowing streams.
7. In her dream, the poet stood in a
magical wood. Have you ever been
to a land of imagination in your
dream? Share it with your friends.
What are the spirits of peace,
truth and love compared to?
