Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SANDMAN'S SONG, by ANNA M. SEARCY


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First Line: The sandman comes from the moon on high
Last Line: "tis the sandman's song in the ""lullaby."
Subject(s): Children; Childhood


The sandman comes from the moon on high,
Rocked in his boat called the "Lullaby."
By his side he carried his sleepy-time sand
And he scatters it widely on every hand;
If any gets in a little child's eyes
He can't help yawning, not if he tries.
Then, if he climbs the wide hall stairs
And kneels by his bed to say his prayers,
And kisses his mother and says "Good night,"
And lets her turn out the nursery light;
Then, if he listens he'll hear the song
The sandman sings as he sails along:

"Good little child, come ride with me
In the 'Lullaby,' and you're sure to see
Full many a lovely, wonderful sight,
That only is real in dreams at night.
Come see the fairies dance on the lawn,
Till skies grow bright with the light at dawn.
Come see the witches, their cauldrons boil
And the little elfin workers toil.
Oh, come and ride with me on high,
Up in the beautiful moonlit sky
We'll sail around from star to star,
And find the lands where the little gnomes are.
We'll visit the tiny, cheery sprites,
Who dance in the flames on winter nights.
We'll call on the queen of frost and snow,
In her palace of ice where the wild winds blow;
And we'll sail and fish in the milky way
Till the dark runs off at the break of day.
Then swiftly back in my staunch little bark
I'll bring you home from your nighttime lark.

"Then hushabye, hush, swing low, swing high,"
'Tis the Sandman's song in the "Lullaby."





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