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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SYRIAN LULLABY, by ALICE HATHAWAY CUNNINGHAM First Line: Sleep, little moon of my delight Last Line: Small dove, sleep well! | |||
Sleep, little moon of my delight, My damask rose. Thine eyes--twin pools of light, Now softly close. Sleep warm, my arms will shelter thee, My wee sweetmeat, Grow tall, my straight young cypress tree, Be strong and fleet. Sleep sweet, thou wilt be wise and good, My brave gazelle, Thy cradle is of sandalwood, Small dove, sleep well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE'S MIRACLE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: AMOS SIBLEY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE FAIREST THING IN MORTAL EYES by CHARLES D'ORLEANS SHE CAME AND WENT by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A DECANTER OF MADEIRA, AGED 86, TO GEORGE BANCROFT, AGED 86 by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL HERO TO LEANDER by ALFRED TENNYSON |
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