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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WIDOW, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "sweet, my child, in slumber lie" Last Line: "sleep, my child, and lullaby" | |||
Sweet, my child, in slumber lie, Father's dead, is dead and gone. Sleep then, sleep, my little son, Sleep, my son, and lullaby. Thou for kisses dost not cry, Which thy cheeks he heaped upon. Sleep then, sleep, my pretty one, Sleep, my child, and lullaby. We are lonely, thou and I, And with grief and fear I faint. Sleep, then, sleep, my little saint, Sleep, my child, and lullaby. Why dost weep? No father night. Ah, my God! tears break his rest. Darling, nestle to my breast, Sleep, my child, and lullaby. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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