Life is a Dream

” To lose what dreams contain

would surely bring me pain.

The less I hold things dear,

the less I’ll suffer when they disappear.”

” Come, Fortune! Off we go to reign,

So dare not wake me if I sleep

Nor let me sleep should this be true,

for whether I now sleep or dream

It’s vital still that man do good

In dream or sleep for good’s own sake,

at least to win himself some friends 

for when he ultimately wakes.”