Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GOOD-NIGHT, by NANCY BYRD TURNER


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First Line: Good-night, sleep well!' we say to those we love
Last Line: Sleep well, good-night!
Subject(s): Immortality; Night; Bedtime


"Good-night, sleep well!" we say to those we love,
And watch dear faces glimmer on the stair,
And hear faint footfalls in the rooms above
Sound on the quiet air,
Yet feel no fear, though lonely they must go
The road of slumber's strange oblivion:
Dark always wears to dawn,
Sleep is so gentle, and so well we know,
Wherever they have gone,
They will be safe until the morning light,
Good-night, good-night!

Good-night, sleep well, belovèds, when the last
Slow dusk has fallen, and your steps no more
Make music on the empty upper floor,
And day is fully past.
We who so lightly let you go alone,
Evening by evening, from our trustful sight
Into the mystery of sleep's unknown—
We need not fear, tonight,
Death is so gentle—dark will break to dawn ...
Love will be safe until the morning light.
Sleep well, good-night!





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