Religion
Sleep, Darksome, Deep
Translated by Gertrude Hall (1895) · From Sagesse (1881)
Religion
Sleep, darksome, deep,
Doth on me fall:
Vain hopes all, sleep,
Sleep, yearnings all!
Lo, I grow blind!
Lo, right and wrong
Fade to my mind....
O sorry song!
A cradle, I,
Rocked in a grave:
Speak low, pass by,
Silence I crave!
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MLA
Verlaine, Paul. “Sleep, Darksome, Deep.” Translated by Gertrude Hall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/verlaine/36/.
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Verlaine, Paul. “Sleep, Darksome, Deep.” Translated by Gertrude Hall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/verlaine/36/.
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