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| Albert Goldbarth |
Albert Goldbarth was born on January 31, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He... More > |
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| Lullabye
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by Albert Goldbarth |
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sleep, little beansprout
don't be scared
the night is simply the true sky
bared
sleep, little dillseed
don't be afraid
the moon is the sunlight
ricocheted
sleep, little button
don't make a fuss
we make up the gods
so they can make us
sleep, little nubbin
don't you stir
this sky smiled down
on Atlantis and Ur
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Copyright © 2007 by Albert Goldbarth. Reprinted from The Kitchen Sink: New and Selected Poems, 1972-2007 with the permission of Graywolf Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. |
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