Fortune Smiles
July 6, 2023Cast away care
July 6, 2023Fancies Are But Streams
Fancies are but streams
Of vain pleasure:
They who by their dreams
True joys measure
Feasting, starve; laughing, weep;
Playing, smart. Whilst in sleep
Fools with shadows smiling,
Wake and find
Hopes like wind,
Idle hopes beguiling.
Thoughts fly away, Time hath past ’em;
Wake now, awake, see and taste ’em.
Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572-1632) was an English playwright and pamphleteer. He was a prolific writer and is known for his plays, which often dealt with social issues and moral dilemmas. He also wrote poetry, including the sonnet "Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes," which has been set to music by several composers.