Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LULLABY, by S. BERT COOKSLEY



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LULLABY, by                    
First Line: Hush, my little sleepyhead, the stars ... Trees
Last Line: My little sleepyhead, come back to me!
Subject(s): Boys


Hush, my little sleepyhead, the stars are in the trees,
The wind in carpet slippers shuffles by;
Crickets rubbing rosin on their little fiddle knees,
Moon is blowing bubbles down the sky.

Lightning bugs are sprinkling little cups of golden dew,
The swallow's head is underneath his wing;
The goblin in the cotton tree is bringing dreams to you --
Can't you hear me coaxing him to sing!

Fill your little arms with sleep and close your tired eyes
And sail across the Sandman's golden sea;
But when the moon has gone away and when the last star dies --
My little sleepyhead, come back to me!





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