The Unconquered Air, and Other Poems (1912)/Lullaby

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LULLABY

Day is stealing down the West,  Tender, drowsy sounds are heard;  Closer now each downy bird Creeps 'neath mother-wings to rest. In the fading sky afar,  Kindled by some angel hand, Twinkling comes a tiny star,—  Baby's guide to Sleepy-Land. Cooler, darker grows the air,  Eerie shadows haunt the room; In the garden, through the gloom,  'Wildering bats and owlets fare; But the lambs and birdies seem  Happy now at home to keep, And a darling little dream  Smiles at baby in his sleep.