prayer of thanks

this is a prayer to thank hypnos for his blessings.

Gentle Hypnos, child of night-dwelling Nyx,

master of far-flung Erebos, far beyond

the path of the sun, I honor you, I thank you

for your blessings. Dark is your hall, O Hypnos,

dark and deep; red are the poppies that grow

at your gate. Young and fair you are, O Hypnos,

so beautiful in repose. Kind and good you are,

O brother of death, O granter of rest

to the weary, of respite to those whose need

for your comfort is desperate and dire. Hypnos,

fair-browed one whose gift of sleep restores us

to ourselves each day anew, I praise you.

Author's Note

for those who choose to use the prayer of sleep. this is to give thanks to hypnos.

Reviews

[Angel]

Beautiful. If he will visit me this night, I will surely give him praise in the morning!