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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SLEEPING WORLD, by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON Poet's Biography
First Line: The world is asleep, all the cares of the day
Last Line: While night holds its breath, and all nature is still.
Subject(s): Nature; Night; Sleep; Bedtime
First Line: The world is asleep, all the cares of the day
Last Line: While night holds its breath, and all nature is still.
Subject(s): Nature; Night; Sleep; Bedtime
THE world is asleep, all the cares of the day
In the caverns of darkness are folded away.
The murmuring winds have lulled her to rest,
The billows have rocked her to sleep on its breast.
The tree tops are crooning a soft lullaby
While silvery stars shed a luster on high.
The clouds like a canopy o'er her are spread,
The zephyrs are cooling the air overhead,
An infinite calm is breathed forth on the night,
And hovers around in the mellow moonlight.
The weary world sleeps, let her slumber at will,
While night holds its breath, and all nature is still.
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