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Слушать(AI)Lullaby For the Cat
Minnow, go to sleep and dream,
Close your great big eyes;
Round your bed Events
The pleasantest surprise.
Darling Minnow, drop that frown,
Just cooperate,
Not a kitten shall be
In the Marxist State.
Joy and Love will both be yours,
Minnow, don't be glum.
Happy days are coming soon —Sleep, and let them come…
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979) was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library o
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