THE WIFE FAIN would I be sleeping, dreaming: Heavy lies my head upon the pillow. Up and down the passage goes my husband's father, Angrily about it keeps he pacing. CHORUS Thumping, scolding, thumping, scolding,— Never lets his daughter sleep. FATHER-IN-LAW Up, up, up, thou sloven there! Up, up, up, thou sluggard there! Slovenly, slatternly, sluggardish slut! THE WIFE Fain would I be sleeping, dreaming: Heavy lies my head upon the pillow. Up and down the passage goes my husband's mother, Angrily about it keeps she pacing. CHORUS Thumping, scolding, thumping, scolding,— Never lets her daughter sleep. MOTHER-IN-LAW Up, up, up, thou sloven there! Up, up, up, thou sluggard there! Slovenly, slatternly, sluggardish slut! THE WIFE Fain would I be sleeping, dreaming: Heavy lies my head upon the pillow. Up and down the passage steals my well-beloved One,— All so lightly, softly, keeps he whispering. THE LOVER Sleep, sleep, sleep, my darling One! Sleep, sleep, sleep, my precious One! Driven out, thrown away, married too soon! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SQUIRE BOWLING GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE SLAVE AUCTION by FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER BROWNING AT ASOLO by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON EARLY RISING by JOHN GODFREY SAXE JERUSALEM; THE EMANATION OF THE GIANT ALBION: CHAPTER 4 by WILLIAM BLAKE |