Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT THOUGHTS, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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NIGHT THOUGHTS, by                    
First Line: To you, o infant of my midnight thought!
Last Line: Ah, well, some day you 'll be a married man.
Subject(s): Babies; Fathers; Marriage; Parents; Infants; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Parenthood


To you, O infant of my midnight thought!
I sing this tender, tense, parental song,
While to my sleep-deserted chamber throng
Old memories, nocturnal and unsought.
What wonder that my mind is overwrought?
For, oh! your ceaseless voice is overstrong,
And my cold-footed pilgrimage is long.
Come, baby—darn it! Shut up as you ought.

In fancy I recall those graceless years
Before your darling mamma made me hers,
Till in my heart the pulse of sorrow stirs,
And makes me half inclined to ape your tears.
Confound it! Sleep! Stop yelling if you can!
Ah, well, some day you 'll be a married man.





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