Day is stealing down the West, Tender, drowsy sounds are heard; Closer now each downy bird Creeps 'neath mother-wings to rest. In the fading sky afar, Kindled by some angel hand, Twinkling comes a tiny star,-- Baby's guide to Sleepy-land. Cooler, darker grows the air, Eerie shadows haunt the room; In the garden, through the gloom, 'Wildering bats and owlets fare; But the lambs and birdies seem Happy now at home to keep, And a darling little dream Smiles at baby in his sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KILLED IN ACTION by ISAAC ROSENBERG MISSIONARY HYMN by REGINALD HEBER SPARKLING AND BRIGHT by CHARLES FENNO HOFFMAN THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE LEGEND OF ARA-COELI by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |