Red cradle of the night, In you The dusky child Sleeps fast till his might Shall be piled Sinew on sinew. Red cradle of the night, The dusky child Sleeping sits upright. Lo! how The winds blow now! He pillows back; The winds are again mild. When he stretches his arms out, Red cradle of the night, The alarms shout From bare tree to tree, Wild In afright! Mighty shall he be, Red cradle of the night, The dusky child! ! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF THE SHIRT by THOMAS HOOD MURMURINGS IN A FIELD HOSPITAL by CARL SANDBURG AFTERMATH by SIEGFRIED SASSOON THE MULBERRY GARDEN: CHILD AND MAIDEN by CHARLES SEDLEY A PRAYER by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL |