Poems (Strong)/Lullaby
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LULLABY
Sleep, weary world,
Welcome the night,
Bid labor flee
With day's harsh light;
Far-away worlds
Gleaming watch keep;
Silence enwraps,
All things sleep.
Welcome the night,
Bid labor flee
With day's harsh light;
Far-away worlds
Gleaming watch keep;
Silence enwraps,
All things sleep.
Sleep, little flower,
Fold each small leaf,
Darkness protects
From sudden grief;
Heaven's soft dews
Cool earth's parched breast.
Fragrantly bathe;
All things rest.
Fold each small leaf,
Darkness protects
From sudden grief;
Heaven's soft dews
Cool earth's parched breast.
Fragrantly bathe;
All things rest.
Sleep, tired heart,
Lay down thy cross,
Let go of care,
Sorrow and loss;
Wand'ring night-winds
Tuneful watch keep;
Slow sway the trees,
All things sleep.
Lay down thy cross,
Let go of care,
Sorrow and loss;
Wand'ring night-winds
Tuneful watch keep;
Slow sway the trees,
All things sleep.
MONHEGAN: JULY 17, 1904