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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY, by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Slumber, slumber, little one, now Last Line: So lullaby! Subject(s): Sleep | |||
Slumber, slumber, little one, now The bird is asleep in his nest on the bough, The bird is asleep, he has folded his wings, And over him softly the dream-fairy sings: Lullaby, lullaby--lullaby! Pearls in the deep-- Stars in the sky, Dreams in our sleep; So lullaby! Slumber, slumber, little one, soon The fairy will come in the ship of the moon; The fairy will come with the pearls and the stars, And dreams will come singing through shadowy bars: Lullaby, lullaby--lullaby! Pearls in the deep-- Stars in the sky, Dreams in our sleep; So lullaby! Slumber, slumber, little one, so; The stars are the pearls that the dream-fairies know, The stars are the pearls, and the bird in the nest, A dear little fellow the fairies love best: Lullaby, lullaby--lullaby! Pearls in the deep-- Stars in the sky, Dreams in our sleep; So lullaby! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU'S SWEET TO YO' MAMMY JES DE SAME by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 3 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 22 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE GOING TO SLEEP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN THE BLUE NAP by WILLIAM MATTHEWS ON A GREEK VASE by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN |
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