Nature
Sleep
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
When he is a little chap,
We call him Nap.
When he somewhat older grows,
We call him Doze.
When his age by hours we number,
We call him Slumber.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “Sleep.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/24/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “Sleep.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/24/.
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