Sleep, little
That brim with childish tears amid thy play,
Be comforted! No grief of night can
Against the joys that throng thy coming day.
Sleep, little heart!
There is no place in Slumberland for tears:
Life soon enough will bring its chilling
And sorrows that will dim the after years.
Sleep, little heart!
Ah, little
Dead blossoms of a springtime long ago,
That life's storm crushed and left to lie
The benediction of the falling snow!
Sleep, little
That ceased so long ago its frantic beat!
The years that come and go with silent
Have naught to tell save this — that rest is sweet.
Dear little heart.
