The little Plumpuppets are fairies of beds; They have nothing to do but watch sleepyheads; They turn down the sheets and they tuck you in tight, And dance on your pillow to wish you good night!

Morley’s verse invents a miniature mythology for bedtime: “Plumpuppets” (a playful, plush-sounding neologism) become domestic fairies whose whole vocation is the gentle management of sleep. The poem turns ordinary rituals—turning down sheets, tucking in, saying good night—into enchanted actions, easing a child’s transition from wakefulness to rest by framing it as being cared for by benign, unseen attendants. The sing-song rhymes and soft consonants reinforce the soothing mood, while the image of dancing on a pillow suggests that comfort and imagination can coexist. More broadly, it reflects Morley’s fondness for whimsy and for finding wonder in everyday household life.