Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NORMAN CRADLE-SONG, by VINCENT JAMES O'SULLIVAN Poet's Biography First Line: When the moon is afloat Last Line: And the heavenly noon. Alternate Author Name(s): O'suilleabhain, Sean Subject(s): Babies; Moon; Sleep; Infants | ||||||||
When the moon is afloat, And the ocean at rest, The sea-elf goes forth To the town he loves best: Up from his cave, over the wave, With joy in his breast. Singing: Sleep, little baby, And dream on the sea, That lulls round thy cradle, And murmurs to thee The Stars are a-shine And the waves are at play, -- Rushing in to the shore From the wind-stricken bay; And the sea-elf is there, with the brine in his hair, As merry as they. Singing: The soft fleecy moon Is laughing with glee, And soothing, my baby, A dream-song to thee. The sea-elf goes roving When the moon waxes bright, And plays in the churchyard Till fadeth the light: His morrice he paces, then deftly retraces His steps through the night. Singing: Alack, it is gone! The silvery moon, With its great holy face It waneth too soon: Ere it passes, my baby, A hymn it will croon, Of the splendour of God And the Heavenly noon. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND by HENRY FIELDING ALNWICK CASTLE by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK THE MASK OF ANARCHY; WRITTEN ON OCCASION OF MASSACRE AT MANCHESTER by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY |
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