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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SCOTCH CRADLE SONG, by RICHARD GALL Poet's Biography First Line: Baloo, baloo my wee, wee thing Last Line: To steal the eerie hours awa'! | |||
Baloo, baloo, my wee, wee thing, O softly close thy blinkin' e'e! Baloo, baloo, my wee, wee thing, For thou art doubly dear to me. Thy daddie now is far awa', A sailor laddie o'er the sea; But hope ay hechts his safe return To you, my bonnie lamb, an' me. Baloo, baloo, my wee, wee thing, O saftly close thy blinkin' e'e! Baloo, baloo, my wee, wee thing, For thou art doubly dear to me. Thy face is simple, sweet an' mild, Like ony simmer e'ening fa'; Thy sparkling e'e is bonnie black; Thy neek is like the mountain snaw. Baloo, baloo, my wee, wee thing, O saftly close thy blinkin' e'e! Baloo, baloo, my wee, wee thing, For thou art doubly dear to me. O but thy daddie's absence lang Would break my dowie heart in twa, Wert thou na left a dautit pledge, To steal the eerie hours awa'! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DON JUAN'S SONG by ISAAC ROSENBERG THE LITTLE BOY LOST, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE MOTHER'S LOVE by THOMAS BURBIDGE HYMNS OF THE MARSHES: MARSH SONG - AT SUNSET by SIDNEY LANIER THE LOVE-SICK FROG by MOTHER GOOSE SONNETS TO LAURA IN LIFE: 131 by PETRARCH |
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