Comes a Little Baby
Comes a little baby:
beautiful and sweet.
Needs so much love,
keeps you on your feet.
Come sleepless nights:
tiring, draining.
Can't ever catch up,
inside it starts raining.
Come the storms:
howling and raging.
Keep it all inside,
have to keep pacing.
Comes the cavalry:
charging, well-meaning.
Keep them all at bay,
must start weaning.
Come the long hard nights:
shushing, patting.
Pray to the sleep gods
that she'll start napping.
Comes the happy toddler:
so smart, so healthy.
Still needs all of Mama,
success is too stealthy.
Comes a shining day:
joyous, long-sought-for.
A happy little girl,
and long-delayed slumber.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB CDXD XDXD ADED CDXD FAXA EXXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 595 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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