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LULLABY (1) by THOMAS STURGE MOORE

First Line: LAUGH, LAUGH / LAUGH GENTLY THOUGH
Last Line: AND THEY VISIT THE GARDENS OF FABULOUS KINGS.
Laugh, laugh,
Laugh gently through,
For leaves do so,
When the great boughs, to and fro,
Cradle the birds on the tops of the trees;
Gently they laugh for the love of these.

Sleep, sleep,
Sleep lightly through,
For birds do so,
Rocked by great boughs to and fro;
With wind in their feathers, their dreams have wings
And they visit the gardens of fabulous kings.


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