Wow! I never knew one sentence with only 20 small words could make such a shocking impact. For those of you who have not read this poem, I must repeat it so hopefully you too will feel what I mean. This poem is heart wrenching and may not be for the faint of heart.
Here a pretty baby lies
Sung asleep with lullabies:
Pray be silent, and not stir
Th’ easy earth that covers her.
After reading this I was shocked. Even though this is a sad poem I really liked it because of its simplicity being able to bring so much power with it. I loved the way it was able to put so much feeling and detail within its use of minimalism. When I started to read the poem I had no real feelings about what I thought was a sleeping baby so when the last line was read I was stunned. Sadness took over. I kept thinking about that poor innocent baby being buried within the earth.
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