Poem by Elizabeth Bishop

Lullaby for the Cat

Minnow, go to sleep and dream,
  Close your great big eyes;
Round your bed Events prepare
  The pleasantest surprise.

Darling Minnow, drop that frown,
  Just cooperate,
Not a kitten shall be drowned
  In the Marxist State.

Joy and Love will both be yours,
  Minnow, don’t be glum.
Happy days are coming soon--
  Sleep, and let them come...

1. Crusoe in England
2. To Be Written on the Mirror in Whitewash
3. Strayed Crab
4. View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress
5. Large Bad Picture

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