Under A Sickle Moon
‘How odd, mamma, is the moon!’,
Eyes shut, child and let go
Of day’s wear and tear;
Night and sleep do despair,-
It’s past bedtime you know?
To see a child awake and scare
A frail old thing as moon
Oddly thin and worn down,
While you swaddled in silk
And a bed lined with cotton fluff,
Must to them seem very [...]
Archive for June 2nd, 2008
Poetry Please!-romancing the night
Posted in poetry, tagged bed-time, lullaby, quarter moon on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »