Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CRADLE SONG, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ere the moon begins to rise Last Line: Sleep, sleep, thou. Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
Ere the moon begins to rise Or a star to shine, All the bluebells close their eyes-- So close thine, Thine, dear, thine! Birds are sleeping in the nest On the swaying bough, Thus, against the mother-breast-- So sleep thou, Sleep, sleep, thou. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS IN THE 25TH YEAR OF MY MOTHER'S DEATH by JUDY JORDAN THE PAIDLIN' WEAN by ALEXANDER ANDERSON BLASTING FROM HEAVEN by PHILIP LEVINE AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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