The Mind

Sleep

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From A Century of Roundels (1883)

The Mind

Sleep, when a soul that her own clouds cover
Wails that sorrow should always keep
Watch, nor see in the gloom above her
Sleep,

Down, through darkness naked and steep,
Sinks, and the gifts of his grace recover
Soon the soul, though her wound be deep.

God beloved of us, all men’s lover,
All most weary that smile or weep
Feel thee afar or anear them hover,
Sleep.

MLA

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Sleep.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/664/.

Chicago

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Sleep.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/664/.

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