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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEDTIME SONG, by ANNE EMILIE POULSSON First Line: Sleep, my baby, while I sing Last Line: Baby now must go to sleep. Alternate Author Name(s): Poulsson, Emilie | |||
Sleep, my baby, while I sing Bed-time news of everything. Chickens run to mother hen; Piggy curls up in the pen. In the field, all tired with play, Quiet now the lambkins stay. Kittens cuddle in a heap-- Baby, too, must go to sleep! Sleep, my baby, while I sing Bed-time news of everything. Now the cows from pasture come; Bees fly home with drowsy hum. Little birds are in the nest, Under mother-bird's soft breast. Over all soft shadows creep-- Baby now must go to sleep. Sleep, my baby, while I sing Bed-time news of everything. Sleepy flowers seem to nod, Drooping toward the dewy sod; While the big sun's fading light Bids my baby dear good-night. Mother loving watch will keep; Baby now must go to sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MARRIAGE (1) by TIMOTHY LIU WILLIAM AND HELEN by GOTTFRIED AUGUST BURGER THE BLUE AND THE GRAY by FRANCIS MILES FINCH THE PRINCESS: [BUGLE] SONG by ALFRED TENNYSON GOD SAVE THE NATION! by THEODORE TILTON TO WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |
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