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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...ESTONIAN BRIDAL SONG by JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON HERDER THE NAME OF JESUS by JOHN NEWTON IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 82 by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAUTIFUL THINGS by ELLEN P. ALLERTON IMITATRIX ALES by AULUS LICINIUS ARCHIAS CHRISTMAS by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN ROGER'S SONG, FR. MIDSUMMER EVE by GORDON BOTTOMLEY THE SHEPHERD'S PIPE: SEVENTH ECLOGUE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) A THOUGHT FOR A LONELY DEATH-BED by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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