Prelude in D (The Lullaby)

It was just a harmless walk

Down Memory Lane

How inane…

And then I found her behind the breeze.

She blows a kiss on my lips;

My mind is crossed,

And now I’m lost

In these woods of dying trees.

 

When the road bottoms out

She will drag you down,

And you will say…

 

My mind slumbers through dream of troubles

As I drift into a fear that doubles.

Close your eyes and rest your head;

Soft and warm is your bed;

So sleep on with no fear.

 

I awake to find myself

In free fall;

I can’t recall

How she played it like a gentle poke.

I’m cast into a new nightmare

That’s cold and dark,

Without a lark,

But there is a faint song I invoke:

 

Sleepyhead, close you eyes,

And show me the secret

Places of your heart.

 

My mind slumbers through dream of troubles

As I drift into a fear that doubles.

Close your eyes and rest your head;

Soft and warm is your bed;

So sleep on with no fear.

 

Can you hear the sound of my guiding voice?

Listen carefully;

I will steer you through your gloom

So you can sleep tight.

 

My mind slumbers through dream of troubles

As I drift into a fear that doubles.

Close your eyes and rest your head;

Soft and warm is your bed;

So sleep on with no fear.

 

Lullaby, and sleep tight.
Hush! My darling is sleeping,
On his sheets white as cream,
With his head full of dreams.
When the sky's bright with dawn,
We will wake in the morning.
When noontide warms the world,
We will frolic in the sun.

Author's Note

Familiar words are excerpts from Brahm's Lullaby