Poems (Spofford)/Lullaby
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LULLABY.
I.
Rest, little one, without a fear,
Without a fear; for far away
The great sea breaks upon the shore
From day to dark, from dark to day;
And all the thunders of its roar,
Through silence filtered o'er and o'er,
In murmurous music hush thine ear!
In murmurous music hush thine ear!
Without a fear; for far away
The great sea breaks upon the shore
From day to dark, from dark to day;
And all the thunders of its roar,
Through silence filtered o'er and o'er,
In murmurous music hush thine ear!
In murmurous music hush thine ear!
II.
Droop, like the petals of a rose,
A drooping rose, dear eyelids, droop
Above the honeydew of dreams,
While happy slumbers round thee stoop
And weave their wings across the gleams
Where life's too vivid tumult streams.
Close, softly close, sweet eyelids, close!
Close, softly close, sweet eyelids, close!
A drooping rose, dear eyelids, droop
Above the honeydew of dreams,
While happy slumbers round thee stoop
And weave their wings across the gleams
Where life's too vivid tumult streams.
Close, softly close, sweet eyelids, close!
Close, softly close, sweet eyelids, close!