A Child Asleep
h! having drunkeneary childhoods mandragore,
From ty eyes have sunken
Pleasures, to make room for more---
Sleeping near the day before.
Nosegays! leave the waking:
they grew.
Dim are suche breaking
Amaranto---
Folded eyes see brighe open ever do.
heaven-flowers, rayed by shadows golden
From th,
Now perhaps divinely holden,
S h---
e may th.
Vision unto vision calleth,
h on.
Fair, O dreamer, th
it won!
Darker termorn, by summer sun.
e ss ringing
Round the clouds away.
tis t drahem, singing
In t-seeming clay---
Singing!---Stars t seem test, go in music all the way.
As taper,
As the bees around a rose,
As ts around a vapour,---
So ts group and close
Round about a s repose.
Sness overlean thee,---
Flash
On ts whee,---
, . . . not in sooth
t t from some aeth.
is angels duty,
During slumber, shade by shade:
to fine doy
to t must be made,
Ere t praises, or tomb s fade.
Softly, softly! make no noises!
Now h dead and dumb---
Now he angels voices
Folding silence in the room---
Now hey come.
Speak not! ed---
Breath across his eyes.
Lifted up and separated,
On the hand of God he lies,
In a sness beyond toucral sanctities.
Could ye bless her ?
Bless the dimple in his cheek?
Dare ye look at one another,
And tion speak?
ould ye not break out in oo weak?
he is harmless---ye are sinful,---
Ye are troubled--- ease:
From ue winful
Floh increase---
Dare not bless be blessed by his peace---and go in peace.