Where does Cinderella sleep?
By far-off day-dream river.
A secret place her burning Prince
Decks, while his heart-strings quiver.
Homesick for our cinder world,
Her low-born shoulders shiver;
She longs for sleep in cinders curled-
We, for the day-dream river.
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Vachel Lindsay
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Poem topics: cinderella, heart, world, place, secret, dream, river, sleep, Valentine's Day, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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