Sleep, beloved, sleep; Round thee watch we keep; List how the rain doth fall, How the neighbor's dog doth call; He hath bitten some one straying, That's the cause of all this baying, Round thee careful watch we keep, Sleep, beloved, sleep. Close thy weary eye; Wind doth rustle by; Hare doth lift a list'ning ear, As the hunter's foot draws near; Coat of green is hunter wearing But the hare is little caring; Hunter cannot come him nigh. Close thy weary eye. Sleep till morn arise In you azure skies; Watch-dog now hath ceased to bark; Beggar hides where all is dark; Little dove her young is tending Where no hunter's foot is wending; Hare is hid in verdure deep, Sleep, my darling, sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BIRDS OF VIETNAM by HAYDEN CARRUTH DEAD LEAVES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TEARS AND KISSES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO JOHN BROWN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IN THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUE AT NEWPORT by EMMA LAZARUS GIANT RED WOMAN by CLARENCE MAJOR HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 4. DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH LYGDAMUS by EZRA POUND |