Now I lay thee down to Sleep —
I pray the Lord thy Dust to keep —
And if thou live before thou wake —
I pray the Lord thy Soul to make —
Now I lay thee down to Sleep —
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem Now I lay thee down to Sleep —
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this is candice and i am 12 years old. im in the 7th grade and in lituratur class we r doing poetry, i think that this poem is talking about a dead person.