ONE night Nurse Sleep held out her hand To tired little May. "Come, go with me to Wonderland," She said, "I know the way. Just rock-a-by—hum—m—m, And lo! we come To the place where the dream-girls play." But naughty May, she wriggled away From Sleep's soft arms, and said: "I must stay awake till I eat my cake, And then I will go to bed; With a by-lo, away I will go." But the good nurse shook her head. She shook her head and away she sped, While May sat munching her crumb. But after the cake there came an ache, Though May cried: "Come, Sleep, come, And it's oh! my! let us by-lo-by"— All save the echoes were dumb. She ran after Sleep toward Wonderland, Ran till the morning light; And just as she caught her and grasped her hand, A nightmare gave her a fright. And it's by-lo, I hope she'll know Better another night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LATEST DECALOGUE by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH THE LIVING TEMPLE by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT by EDWARD LEAR SONNET: 2 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SONNET ON CATHERINE WORDSWORTH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE LINCOLN HOME by ZELLA ACKERMAN PRAIRIE MUSIC by NELLIE COOLEY ALDER |