The Beautiful Land Of Nod

Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919



Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
 Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sailing away from here
 To the beautiful land of Nod.
Away from life’s hurry, and flurry, and worry,
 Away from earth’s shadows and gloom,
To a world of fair weather we’ll float off together
 Where the roses are always in bloom.

Just shut up your eyes, and fold your hands,
 Your hands like the leaves of a rose,
And we will go sailing to those fair lands
 That an atlas never shows.
On the North and the West they are bounded by rest,
 On the South and the East by dreams;
‘Tis the country ideal, where nothing is real,
 But everything only seems.

Just dropp down the curtains of your dear eyes,
 Those eyes like a bright blue-bell,
And we will sail out under starlit skies
 To the land where the fairies dwell.
Down the river of sleep our barque  shall sweep,
 Till it reaches the mystical isle
Which no man has seen, but where all have been,
 And there we will pause for awhile.
I will croon you a song as we float along,
 To that shore that is blessed of God,
Then ho! for that fair land, we’re off for that rare land,
 That beautiful Land of Nod.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXAXBXB CDCDXEXE FGFGXHXHXAXA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,150
Words 219
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 12

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