Sleep Tight My Child

Sleep tight my child
shroud yourself with blanket of childish innocence
I drunk the cupful of worries
that keeps me awake this late
Sooner or later, the night will serenade
you with unending nostalgia
The sepia brown imprints your dreams
with hopes that you will keep your composure
Fountain of water make endless trail of promises,
I worry for the lament of the sea, that it will saturate
a bond as rivers always find the sea

We bathed you with pure concoction
Engraved your name on marbles
And played viola with every note in it
arranged in lullaby
like the earth from its infancy
had formed the purest of gems.
The laws of physics stays hidden from your eyes
I bet, there is no gold at the end of that rainbow
It leaves golden haze, the mists, as it flickers against the sun.
Keep your eyes from the eclipse.

Sleep tight my child
I have worries that I'm afraid to tell
Soon enough the light of dawn
will break into the night
The mist of dew will soon evaporate
that the peaceful view of this garden will spoil out.
My child. the cold mist of the fog
early in the morning will hug you tight,
will bring you unuttered love.
The scorching heat of the sun,
burn the spirit of your fragile hand
I'm afraid that my worries be over,
the moment the day unfold.
my worries rejuvenate me, not with its unfolding.
The moment you step on that quay
The unending route of travel is in your way.

Reviews

[Randolf Ramos]

Venice Laine - I worry about the years to come, as a father all of this worries may help you guide to find someone you truly deserve, because i love you.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

perhaps it is just me~ but for me here you create an enveloping aura of a ghostly parent who sings sweet melodies to her child through the night only to evaporate with morning's mist and leave the youngling unattended to face the burning days~ beautifully composed poem~