Sleeping at last, the trouble and tumult over, Sleeping at last, the struggle and horror past, Cold and white, out of sight of friend and of lover, Sleeping at last. No more a tired heart downcast or overcast, No more pangs that wring or shifting fears that hover, Sleeping at last in a dreamless sleep locked fast. Fast asleep. Singing birds in their leafy cover Cannot wake her, nor shake her the gusty blast. Under the purple thyme and the purple clover Sleeping at last. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PHYLLIDA AND CORYDON by NICHOLAS BRETON SYMPHONY IN YELLOW by OSCAR WILDE MY CRYSTAL BRIDE by WILLIAM EDWARD ADAMS AUTUMN AND SPRING by JULIA COOLEY ALTROCCHI THE CANTERBURY TALES: THE WIFE OF BATH'S PROLOGUE by GEOFFREY CHAUCER TO A CHINESE BRIDE by VIRGINIA CONNETT TO SIR ASTON COCKAYNE, ON HIS TRAGEDY OF OVID by CHARLES COTTON |