Dream On, Sweet Spirit

Dream on, sweet spirit; 
While the world lives, let it dream on.
Waking is not yet near it;
Should it wake, I should be gone.
Let it not wake while I am alive;
In this sunken gray place it could not thrive.

Dream on, sweet little one;
While the world lives, let it dream on.
When it began its sleep, the sun
Still gazed upon wonders now gone.
Let it not wake while I must explain
How we lost the wonder to our mortal pain.

Dream on, sweet spirit;
While the world lives, let it dream on.
I do not despise or fear it;
And at any rate, I am almost gone.
Let it wake when the world is bright
With the return of wonders’ and of dreams’ light.