O blue eyes close in slumber; O birdie on your nest Sing to my sleepless darling A little song of rest. O wind among the roses, Soft through the window creep, And with your murmur music Hush baby off to sleep. O bee, that such soft wooing Makes for the lily's sake, Come, sing your song of summer To little wide-awake. O cricket on the hearthstone Chirp low, and soft, and long, Till little, restless baby Grows drowsy with your song. And whisper to my darling That mother's heart will keep A watch o'er every movement While baby is asleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE YOUTH OF NATURE: WORDSWORTH'S COUNTRY by MATTHEW ARNOLD TO HELEN (2) by EDGAR ALLAN POE WINDY NIGHTS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE LOVER SHOWETH HOW HE IS FORSAKEN by THOMAS WYATT BOTHWELL: PART 6 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN |