Let Me Sleep Poem by Banik Rai

Let me sleep o incessant thoughts of mine
E'en the dark has now begun to decline
The night has by now become the coldest
The chirping cricket has too gone to rest

My body is stiff and limbs are weary
My face is faded and eyes are bleary
I'm feeble and devoid of tranquil sleep
Few restful hours at least you let me keep

I've endured every grief and every pain
I've tried so hard but only just in vain
I'm tired and exhausted of cries and screams
Let me sleep now and be lost in dreams.

I've known how depressing the life can be
How pain stays and happiness does flee
How people do leave when needed the most
How affection returns ne'er once 'tis lost

Let me rest o my e'er despairing thoughts
I've done much today, have for morrow lots
Let me sleep now for the night's almost gone
And with a bright grin must I wake at dawn.