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That was a curious dream; I thought the three / Great planets that are drawing near the sun / With such unerring certainty begun / To talk together in a mighty glee. / They spoke of vast convulsions which would be / Throughout the solar system-the rare fun / Of watching haughty stars drop, one by one, / And vanish in a seething vapour sea.
I thought I heard them comment on the earth- / That small dark object-doomed beyond a doubt. / They wondered if live creatures moved about / Its tiny surface, deeming it of worth. / And then they laughed-'twas such a singing shout / That I awoke and joined too in their mirth.