Montgomery-McGovern, J. B.

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University of New Mexico

New Mexico Quarterly
Volume 5 | Issue 2 Article 15
1935
The Cocoon of Dreams
J. B. Montgomery-McGovern
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vol5/iss2/15
. 92] The NEW MEXICO QUARTERLY
The Cocoon of Dreams
By J. B. MONTGOMERY-McGoVERN
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As the caterpillar, tired of crawling over the rough earth:
Wraps itself in a silken cocoon and lies down to rest,
To wait until the day of soaring,
So do I, tired of the earth,
Wrap myself in my cocoon of dreams."
Whether it be for a night, or for eternity,
Or whether for me there be a day of soaring,,
I do not know. I only know .
That as the cocoon is nearer to'the tired caterpillar
Than is the earth it left,
. So are my1:lreams nearer to me
Than those things men call re"ality.
And if'because of. my dreams I die,
As does the chrysalis because of its cocoon
At the hands of the silk-spinner-'
What matters one life-:.
I shall have had my dreams;
And the silken thread of those dreams
May be woven into a garment
For those fitter to live.
Eternal Mind
By EUGENIA POPE POOL
All thought that ever has peen
Is-and is ours too.
We are the leaves
Through which the wind of
Thought blows.
It is not my min<tl
Or your min~
But eternal mind
Tha~ flows and flpws.
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