Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY, by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS Poet's Biography First Line: The wind whistled loud at the window-pane Last Line: "hush thee, darling, sleep!" Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Matthew; Holbeach, Henry | ||||||||
The wind whistled loud at the window-pane-- Go away, wind, and let me sleep! Ruffle the green grass billowy plain, Ruffle the billowy deep! "Hush-a-bye, hush! the wind is fled, The wind cannot ruffle the soft, smooth bed,-- Hush thee, darling, sleep!" The ivy tapped at the window-pane,-- Silence, ivy! and let me sleep! Why do you patter like drops of rain, And then play creepity-creep? "Hush-a-bye, hush! the leaves shall lie still, The moon is walking over the hill,-- Hush thee, darling, sleep!" A dream-show rode in on a moonbeam white,-- Go away, dreams, and let me sleep! The show may be gay and golden bright, But I do not care to peep. "Hush-a-bye, hush! the dream is fled, A shining angel guards thy bed, Hush thee, darling, sleep!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CAT OF CATS by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE WORLD: A CHILD'S SONG by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS A SHOOTING SONG by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS CLEAN CLARA by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS DOLL POEMS: 3. DRESSING THE DOLL by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS GIPSY JANE by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS LILLIPUT LEVEE by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE FLOWERS by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE PEDDLER'S CARAVAN by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE THOUGHT by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS |
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