The Promise of Sleep


Put the sweet thoughts from out thy mind,
The dreams from out thy breast;
No joy for thee but thou shalt find
Thy rest

All day I could not work for woe,
I could not work nor rest;
The trouble drove me to and fro,
Like a leaf on the storm’s breast.

Night came and saw my sorrow cease;
Sleep in the chamber stole;
Peace crept about my limbs, and peace
Fell on my stormy soul.

And now I think of only this,
How I again may woo
The gentle sleep who promises
That death is gentle too.


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The Promise of Sleep