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To A Sleeping Baby's Eyes

By Eugene Field

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And thou, twin orbs of love and joy!     Unveil thy glories with the morn--     Dear eyes, another day is born--     Awake, O little sleeping boy!     Bright are the summer morning skies,     But in this quiet little room     There broods a chill, oppressive gloom--     All for the brightness of thine eyes.     Without those radiant orbs of thine     How dark this little world would be--     This sweet home-world that worships thee--     So let their wondrous glories shine     On those who love their warmth and joy--     Awake, O sleeping little boy.

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Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an American writer and poet known as the "children's poet." His poems "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "Little Boy Blue" are cherished classics of American children's literature.

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