SLEEP
by Jerome Kessler
It’s sleepy-head time.
It’s past my bed-time,
So I have said I’m
To the sack.
I’ll sleep ’til morn
Softly snor’n
Especially if I lie
On my back.
So while I snooze,
Please excuse
If I make noises
You can hear.
You may ignore
My every snore:
Just stuff a wax ball
In each ear.