Sleep, my darling, sleep! Thunders the pitiless storm; Fiercely at window and door Wrestle the winds and roar: Thy slumber is deep and warm. Sleep, my darling, sleep! Sleep, my baby, sleep! Over thy beautiful head, Lightly, softly, and close, Sweeter than lily or rose, Thy mother's kisses are shed. Sleep, my baby, sleep! Sleep, my darling, sleep! Safe in these arms, my own, Summer shall wrap thee round; Never harsh touch or sound Break through that charmed zone. Sleep, then, darling, sleep! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MAD GARDENER'S SONG by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON RICHARD CORY by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON ON AN ANNIVERSARY by JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE THE MITHERLESS BAIRN by WILLIAM THOM WYATT BEING IN PRISON, TO BRIAN by THOMAS WYATT MY DEAREST JULIA by WILLIAM BARNES SONNET (4) by JOACHIM DU BELLAY |