SLEEP, my darling! Stars are peeping, Gently slumber without fear; Butterflies and red-top clover In the darkness disappear. Kitty purrs in drowsy measure, Bunny to his hole has fled, E'en the cricket chirrups fainter, As I watch beside your bed. Sleep, my darling, whilst the shadows Softly steal o'er wood and field; By the dusky robes of evening All your playmates are concealed. Fold your arms, like wings of birdling, Tuck your head and still your voice; Till the morning clothed in splendor Bids the silent earth rejoice. Sleep, my darling, do not waken Till the golden arrows fly; And the sunbeams kiss your eyelids As a luster fills the sky; Till the morning-glory blossoms Swift unfold to greet the day, And the dew-drops glint and sparkle On the flowerets bright and gay. You will then be fresh and winsome As a rosebud bathed in dew, Like a lark, be full of music As your frolics you renew. Then, with carol glad and gleesome, Fill the air with music sweet, Till the halls and rooms re-echo With the sound of dancing feet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: GREGORY WENNER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FACADE: 1. PERE AMELOT by EDITH SITWELL GRAMERCY PARK by SARA TEASDALE SATIRES OF CIRCUMSTANCE: 12. AT THE DRAPER'S by THOMAS HARDY TO MUSIC; A FRAGMENT by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY FLORAL DECORATIONS FOR BANANAS by WALLACE STEVENS WITH MY FANCY by KONSTANTIN DMITRIYEVICH BALMONT |