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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SLEEPING CHILDREN, by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER First Line: The house is quiet now, but all the day Last Line: Before we leave we'll snugly tuck them in. | |||
The house is quiet now, but all the day The sound of patt'ring feet was in the hall; How tired they grew ere night began to fall! Come view them as they lie,—no cares have they; If dreams do cause them in their sleep to cry, Perhaps the reason is to-day a doll Was broken; perhaps some mishap did befall A toy. That these are trifles none will say Who knows a child. Let them sleep sweetly on; The time will come when they will all be gone, And no to-morrow will bring back the din Which only dies with sundown now, and yet A truth this is which we too soon forget: Before we leave we'll snugly tuck them in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A GLOAMING CALL by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER A MANTEL CLOCK by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER A NEW YEAR THOUGHT by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER ABSENCE by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER AN AUTUMN EVENING by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER AN ECHO by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER ANNIVERSARIES by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER APPRECIATION by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER AT GOLDSMITH'S GRAVE by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER AT NIAGARA FALLS by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER |
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