Dreams－are well－but Waking's better, 1
If One wake at morn－
If One wake at Midnight－better－
Dreaming－of the Dawn－
Sweeter－the Surmising Robins－
Never gladdened Tree－
Than a Solid Dawn－confronting－
Leading to no Day－
If One wake at morn－
If One wake at Midnight－better－
Dreaming－of the Dawn－
Sweeter－the Surmising Robins－
Never gladdened Tree－
Than a Solid Dawn－confronting－
Leading to no Day－
(F.449/J.450)
[1–4] Dreams:: a description of Esmeralda in prison, sentenced to death. She is the protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo.
[5] Robins:: birds, alluding to freedom, and her friends who tried to save her.
[6] Tree:: a gallows.
[8] no Day:: death.