How They Sleep
How They Sleep
Poem
Some things go to sleep in such a funny way:
Little birds stand on one leg and tuck their heads away;
Chickens do the same, standing on their perch;
Little mice lie soft and still, as if they were in church;
Kittens curl up close in such a funny ball;
Horses hang their sleepy heads and stand still in a stall;
Sometimes dogs stretch out, or curl up in a heap;
Cows lie down upon their sides when they would go to sleep.
But little babies dear are snugly tucked in beds,
Warm with blankets, all so soft, and pillows for their heads.
Bird and beast and babe -- I wonder which of all
Dream the dearest dreams that down from dreamland fall!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Monique Palomares for the illustration!
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