Second Slumber-Song

Poem 'Second Slumber-Song' from <The Sea> - collection of poems - by James Oppenheim

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                <l>FORGET yourself into a child,</l>
                <l>And let me be the cradling arms</l>
                <l>Of far away and long ago . . .</l>
                <l>Lay away trouble and pain, lay them away,</l>
                <l>Lay them on me, my own,</l>
                <l>And give your soul into mine.</l>
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                <l>Come from many troubles into peace,</l>
                <l>Come from tired travel into rest . . .</l>
                <l>Float away on the waters of melodious mothering silence,</l>
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The Sea 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 jeff3647@gmail.com
2019

Copyright © 2019 by Jeffrey Park

The Sea; 1924 The Sea James Oppenheim March 1924 Alfred A. Knoff, INC. New York

Jeffrey Park Transcribed and encoded a poem view page image(s) Second Slumber-Song FORGET yourself into a child, And let me be the cradling arms Of far away and long ago . . . Lay away trouble and pain, lay them away, Lay them on me, my own, 5 And give your soul into mine. Come from many troubles into peace, Come from tired travel into rest . . . Float away on the waters of melodious mothering silence, Down to the sea of sleep, Down to the Deep of Dreams. 5 496

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The Sea 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 jeff3647@gmail.com
2019

Copyright © 2019 by Jeffrey Park

The Sea; 1924 The Sea James Oppenheim March 1924 Alfred A. Knoff, INC. New York

Jeffrey Park Transcribed and encoded a poem Second Slumber-Song FORGET yourself into a child, And let me be the cradling arms Of far away and long ago . . . Lay away trouble and pain, lay them away, Lay them on me, my own, And give your soul into mine. Come from many troubles into peace, Come from tired travel into rest . . . Float away on the waters of melodious mothering silence, Down to the sea of sleep, Down to the Deep of Dreams. 496