Sicilian Lullaby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACBC DEDCEC FGFCGC| Hush little one and fold your hands | A |
| The sun hath set the moon is high | B |
| The sea is singing to the sands | A |
| And wakeful posies are beguiled | C |
| By many a fairy lullaby | B |
| Hush little child my little child | C |
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| Dream little one and in your dreams | D |
| Float upward from this lowly place | E |
| Float out on mellow misty streams | D |
| To lands where bideth Mary mild | C |
| And let her kiss thy little face | E |
| You little child my little child | C |
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| Sleep little one and take thy rest | F |
| With angels bending over thee | G |
| Sleep sweetly on that Father's breast | F |
| Whom our dear Christ hath reconciled | C |
| But stay not there come back to me | G |
| O little child my little child | C |
Eugene Field
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