An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Rock Me to Sleep [From the Philadelphia Saturday Post]

Percy, Florence. "Rock Me to Sleep [From the Philadelphia Saturday Post]." New-York Saturday Press. (1860-12-11).
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

The speaker longs for his childhood days and his mother's love, metaphorically yearning for youth and unconditional love.