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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SLEEPY SONG, by CHARLES BUXTON GOING Poet's Biography First Line: The butterfly swings on the flower alseep Last Line: Sleepy time, sleepy time now! Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Sleep; Bugs | |||
The butterfly swings on the flower asleep, And the little bird sleeps in the tree; And down where the burrow is quiet and deep, The little gray rabbits all cuddle a-heap-- So my baby must nestle to me. By-low! Nestle so closely to me. The butterfly danced in the fields all day And the birdie sang blythe on the bough; And the little gray rabbits, they scampered in play-- But now they're in Slumberland, all tucked away, For this is the sleepy time now-- By-low! Sleepy time, sleepy time now! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXHAUSTED BUG; FOR MY FATHER by ROBERT BLY PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THOMAS MERTON AND THE WINTER MARSH by NORMAN DUBIE AT THE TOP OF THE ROAD by CHARLES BUXTON GOING |
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