Friday 2 August 2013

Little lovely dreams

Sleep tight my little one I am there
Shut your eyes my little one I am there
I will hold you tight
And never leave your side
Give me a hug and kiss me good night

All the wonderful dreams are waiting for you
Fairies in pink and clouds in blue
Let me sing you a song by a nightingale
Let me read you a poem that will help you sail
In little lovely dreams

Little lovely dreams
With golden light and neem
Bursting with bliss
That you should never miss
Across the rice fields
Flying with no wings
Floating in the air
Dancing on the swings
Touching the moon
Eating the stars
Everything is soft; no one is harsh
In the little lovely dream
  
Shut your eyes and open your mind
Jump in the colors and leave behind
All your worries and all your hurries
Let me caress you gently
To leave you in a land of plenty
Little lovely dreams

Hold on to those dreams my little one
Shut your eyes my little one
Sleep tight my little one
I am there


(C) Juztamom 2013

Fireblossom at real toads challenged us to write a story in a poem about a poem or book with a poem; or with a poem!! Here
I have chosen "A cradle song" by Nightingale of India "Sarojini  Naidu". I hope I have done justice to the challenge.

43 comments:

  1. Yup, you have. :) Nice poem :)

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  2. These are words all babies need to hear ....

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    1. Thank you so much Helen. Means a lot to me :)

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  3. I love these lines, especially the second one:
    "Jump in the colors and leave behind
    All your worries and all your hurries"
    but the whole poem is gentle and soothing with words to help a child ease into sleep.
    K

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  4. This is so soothing!! Beautifully written and imaginative. :)

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  5. So beautiful, comforting, inspiring..It could be read to a child or an adult so stressed he/she has forgotten to dream

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  6. beautifully written ... and apt to the theme .. and as cute as babies in cradle :)

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  7. this is so precious ... you are not just a mom - you ;re every woman, every fabulous empowering woman ... hugggggggggggggggg

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    1. Innerdialect thank you so much dear. I am really touched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugsssssss right back to you!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Nice weave of words.Life hinges on dreams. Let the tiny tot indulge in dreams.

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    1. Thanks Easwar. Yess dreamy childhood where everything is possible!! :)

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  9. Well now you made me cry. This is the sweetest, most loving thing you've written. A wonderful lullaby.

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  10. A very sweet composition! Loving your blog and your poetry <3 :)

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  11. Very Beautiful Lines you have written..A Baby will certainly will be in a dream sleep listening to this...
    Little Angel Don't u Cry...Sfruti gonna sing u a Lullaby.. :-)

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    1. Haha Yes I would sing it but since my voice will not support me and the baby might cry more haha :P

      And thanks so so much for the wonderful words again :)

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  12. Nice one .It reminded me of the lullaby from "Life of PI"

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  13. i am pathetic at writing poetry.. for some reason i lack the depth… but i loved how you integrated a poem within a poem… where as i struggle to compose a stanza!!

    so beautiful!!

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  14. I don't know the poem you reference, but your take is beautiful.

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    1. Thanks dear. The poem is hyperlinked in the post!!

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  15. You have done more than justice to the original poem. Lovely lines and equally lovely sentiments. Your child is fortunate, I should say.

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    1. Thank you so much....your appreciation means a lot to me!!

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  16. Indeed a nicely written piece.

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  17. Lovely, would love to sing it to my kids.

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  18. Its difficult to say which lines touched my heart.......complete song. So beautiful. Today I'm going to sing this for my little daughter.
    I m loving ur page :)

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  19. That's such a lovely and love-filled poem, Sfurti. Straight from a mother's loving heart.

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  20. That was a really soothing poem, Sfurti! Loved it!

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