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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SLEEPY SONG, by CARRIE JACOBS BOND First Line: Now I'll put on your nice little evening coat Last Line: My baby! My baby! | |||
(For a little girl) Now I'll put on your nice little evening coat, And button it all the way down-- We'll take a nice ride in mother's own cart, And ride into Sleepy Town. We'll make a short call at Nappy's store, And buy a nice dream or two, And then we'll drive home in the starry night, Through the hush of the flow'rs and dew. My baby! Then we'll untie the dream from Nappy's store And roll up the string of gold, And undo the paper of lovely blue And see what dear Nappy sold. Oh, my! what a beautiful, beautiful dream! All little girls dressed in pink. With dear little ponies and silver carts. Now we're ready to ride, I think. My baby! My baby! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONS; A TALE OF A GRANDFATHER by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY THE CULPRIT FAY by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE A LITANY OF ATLANTA by WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS THE SETTLER: AMERICA IN THE MAKING by ALFRED BILLINGS STREET THE VINE by MUHAMMAD AL-MU'TAMID II THE REPLY OF Q. HORATIUS FLACCUS TO A ROMAN 'ROUND-ROBIN' by ALFRED AUSTIN |
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