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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY, by ALICE ARCHER SEWALL JAMES First Line: Over the haycocks comes the moon Last Line: Sleep, for father loves you best. | |||
O'er the haycocks comes the moon, Father will be coming soon Through the clover and the dew, Home to mother and to you. In the barnyard he will stay, Just to put his scythe away. Cows and sheep wait for him, too; Dearer than his flocks are you. Arms that labor all day long Are for loving very strong. Hearts that bear the heat of Junes Know so many pretty tunes. Fireflies and fire-stars Twinkle through the pasture bars, Miles of meadows are at rest; Sleep, for father loves you best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SINFONIA EROICA by ALICE ARCHER SEWALL JAMES THE BUTTERFLY by ALICE ARCHER SEWALL JAMES VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 3. NAPLES by SARA TEASDALE ON WORDSWORTH by DAVID HARTLEY COLERIDGE FEARS IN SOLITUDE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: APRIL by EDMUND SPENSER THE LITTLE OLD WOMEN by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE A NEW PILGRIMAGE: 37 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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