Baby, drift to sleep
Shhh, don’t make a peep
No cries
Let’s start counting sheep
One and two and leap
Close eyes
Let the Sandman creep
Breathing becomes deep
Reprise
My second attempt at a Lai Poem for the dVerse poetry form challenge. This one incorporates Devereaux’s Tuesday Writing Prompt at the Go Dog Go Cafe. His prompt today is to use the phrase “drift to sleep” in a poem or prose.
I look back and realize I have many poems about sleep or to be more accurate, lack of sleep. It’s been over a decade since I can claim having a good night’s sleep. The bags under my eyes are now a permanent fixture despite the fleeting memories of snuggles and whispered fears and hopes.
©️ iido 2019
Beautiful Irma! 💜🌼
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Thanks so much friend! 💐
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You’re very welcome Irma! 😊🌼
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This has come out so well, Irma, like a lullaby! So soothing! ❤️
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Sounds like a lullaby Irma..and that photo…ohhh it melts my heart..
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I know! I love pictures of them sleeping! Thanks for your comment. I’ve really taken a liking to this form!
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I love what you’ve done with the form here. This could really be sung, it’s so gentle.
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Thank you, Sarah! The form really added to the mood I was going for.
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I remember the days when we watched our children go to sleep while rocking them.
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Yes! Mine needed that motion – we wore out two rockers/gliders when they were babies.
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I love this lai, it’s got a soothing sing-song to it that you probably were crooning to your little one. It looks like it worked ❤
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Thank you! I also love how this one turned out!
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You are welcome 🙂
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this is really well written .. is the cutie yours?
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He is – my youngest. Cute when awake; cuter when sleeping!
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all kids are cuter when they’re sleeping 🙂
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Truth!
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I love this. Beautiful lai, Irma!
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Thank you so much, Eugenia! This has become one of my favorites.
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«It’s been over a decade since I can claim having a good night’s sleep.»
Chronic sleep deprivation can have nasty effects that sneak up on a person. Hope U will speak to your doctor and/or drop something like “sleep hygiene” into a search engine.
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Thank you for your concern! If my doctor can prescribe something for “having children who still wake up in the middle of the night” I will surely take that prescription! 😉
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