Classic and Contemporary Poetry

LULLABY, by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN            Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lay your sleeping head, my love
Alternate Author Name(s): Auden, W. H.
Variant Title(s): "song 11;""let Your Sleeping Head, My Love"";
Subject(s): Gays & Lesbians; Love; Mortality; Homoeroticism; Lesbians; Gay Women; Gay Men