I Dreamed that I Was Sound Asleep
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
I dreamed that I was sound asleep
and lying in my bed,
and in my dream another dream
was drifting through my head.
And in that dream I had a dream
and in it I was dreaming
a dream about a dream until
I woke up nearly screaming.
It seems to dream you’re dreaming
is a terrible mistake.
I can’t tell which dream ended
and I’m not sure I’m awake.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 4
Topics: Dream
Word Count: 77
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
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