Alfonsina Storni (29 May 1892 – 25 October 1938 / Capriasca)
Poems by Alfonsina Storni : 5 / 11
I Am Going to Sleep
Teeth of flowers, hairnet of dew,
hands of herbs, you, perfect wet nurse,
prepare the earthly sheets for me
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Alfonsina Storni
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