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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORLD'S SLEEP, by SARAH CHAMBERLIN WEED
First Line: Haste, cover yourself in the shrouded skies
Last Line: And let the old world sleep.
Subject(s): Sleep; Wellesley College
First Line: Haste, cover yourself in the shrouded skies
Last Line: And let the old world sleep.
Subject(s): Sleep; Wellesley College
HASTE, cover yourself in the shrouded skies,
Faint moon, with your broken ring;
And, curious stars, bind fast your eyes
With the clouds that the rain winds bring.
Deep, motionless night, with your mantle dark
Of silence and shadow deep,
Bend closer while watching, the long hours mark,
And let the old world sleep.
Whispering wind of the wandering feet,
Steal back to the forest shade;
Break not the quiet so still, so sweet,
That over the world is laid:
For the world is so weary, so sad with woe,
Wake it and it will weep;
Compassionate wind, breathe soft and go,
And let the old world sleep.
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