Sleep, my darling, sleep! Thunders the pitiless storm; Fiercely at window and door Wrestle the winds and roar: Thy slumber is deep and warm. Sleep, my darling, sleep! Sleep, my baby, sleep! Over thy beautiful head, Lightly, softly, and close, Sweeter than lily or rose, Thy mother's kisses are shed. Sleep, my baby, sleep! Sleep, my darling, sleep! Safe in these arms, my own, Summer shall wrap thee round; Never harsh touch or sound Break through that charmed zone. Sleep, then, darling, sleep! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE DEATH OF MR. PURCELL by JOHN DRYDEN A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 50 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN WINTER EVENING by ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN THE HAPPY LIFE OF A COUNTRY PARSON by ALEXANDER POPE THE PRINCESS: [BUGLE] SONG by ALFRED TENNYSON THE ADORATION OF DISK BY KING AKHNATEN AND PRINCESS NEFER NEFERIU ATEN by AKHENATEN |