Once upon a mid-summer’s night
I dreamed a dream of horses white
of Billy goats and little fishes
of dogs and cats and childhood wishes.
I dreamed of monsters living in the sea
and of the child I used to be-
of carrousel music and brass rings
hard rock candy and cabbages and kings.

I dreamed a dream in black and white
of a magic dragon and a fallen knight
of sailing ships and an oaken tub
of black birds singing and a rub-a-dub-dub.
I dreamed of candle sticks and cockle shells
and of little lost sheep and silver bells.
of turtle doves and diamond rings-
sealing wax and used kite strings.

I dreamed a dream of what not to eat-
green eggs and ham and pickled crows feet-
of someone named Spock and a mother goose,
of a nutty squirrel and a stupid bull moose.
I dreamed of a pie-man on the way to the fair
and a poor doggie whose cupboard was bare.
of a crooked man and a crooked mile
a crooked fence and a crooked pig stile.

I dreamed a dream about a merry old sole-
his fiddlers three and eggs of gold
of spinning wheels and long silken hair
of sleeping beauties and maidens fair.
I dreamed of old cinders and slippers of glass
of mice and pumpkins and knobs of brass
of a golden harp that really sings
and of clocks and hats and other strange things.