The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-24
"A DREA NJ"

To the Editor of the Eagle.
DEAR SIR:-Mrs. J. NJ Knapp has agar
furnished the readers of the EAGLE with
one OF her gems OF poetry. This time it i,
"A Dream, "a beautiful isle of the sea
| While dreams have been recognized by
some a. the still small voice Of the gods
have some doubt whether this will be ac.
corded inspirati0nal authority by the vo.
taries of the EAGLE The writer of 4
Dream" sets out with the assertion that
there Is beautiful isle" Why could she
not give the local habitation rs we'll as the
name of this airy nothing? On the shin
Ing cliffs" OF the utopian island the waves
toss in their glee," but we are informed
| by way of apology for their wantou capers
that mo storm ever beats on
! the silvery strands" | suppose the
! golden sands are on another island be-
cause Mrs. Knapp has said in the proceed
| ing line that her gem of the sea has
'silvery strands "
! 1t will no doubt surprise many to hear
| Of the exquisitely fair. fadeless and thorn
( less flowers which are ever blooming there
I Even prose flowers don't grow on silvery
strands, or on golden saRds either. II
these flowers are fadeless l hope the
blooming process will stop sometime. as
otherwise Mrs. Knapp might not be able
to see the golden siIvery sands, the next
time she visits her island.
The island is inhabited, though, By a
queer set Of beings. They
Never weep save for JOY"
and even then a smile rests on each face
BEAUTIFUL But the people there have
hearts, also, and sweet peace flows through
them like beautiful river. The thought
is good enough TO b. borrowed
The poet now deals with Truth" which
she SAYS
''Once flighted is fighted forever"
II Truth kad ony been foated in
she beautiful river. the 'weBdroas
inhabitants Of the island might aagIe for
it. but | am left in doubt as TO whether
these woadrous people have any means OF
checking the flight OF this dove of truth. Il
may be however. that it will fly over
Wichita, aud II 50 the poet should suggest
some artifice by which it could be caught
and domesiiea,ed. In conformity with
the many wonders of this beautiful Isle
there IS still another
Two wise gentle rulers reign here
supreme
Love Is queen and truth is king"
Putting aside the question OF how two
rulers can reign supreme in tie same place
aud at the same time. | might in my
ignorance ask why love Is king. and truth
queen? Il might he well 10 reverse the
order, bu, the qaestion arises how could it
be done since both are supreme. Strange
10 say these supreme raiers aud their sub
jscts sii wander together through the
sylvan shades-woadrous wisei
The negative aspect of the people on the
island gives one the impression that he
poet must have spent a whole night there
proving them. Il IL rather strange that
So much c0uld bsve been seen by ssar light
but the stars, / am told, are luminous, rs
we'll as sae eFes eVer tender with love !
am nos informed but l presume there are
no men there As Il seems the beings in
habIting the island have soft cheeks ana
sweet IresSeS. Il i no wonder the palms
send csiresses 10 sack woadsEous fair oaes-
would TOO. Mr. E1ltar, apologies for
intra4ing Uy day dreams on you in this
prosy manner, but as I cannot clsIA my
vision IN the fantastic embroidery o.
poetry, hope yen viii exea~e me- am,
yours respectively, ". BURKE