Bapa’s Lullaby
Rest little baby! No reason for
worry ’ave ever ye got
Celestial angels gathered ’round tend
to thee, fear not
I love child innocent, adore
person young, seven, all treasured
Your smile sings sweet sonnet to Bapa’s
big heart pleasured
Surreal alabaster full moon orb
resonates gentle-echo yonder
Peaceful rest on soft bed in
night’s awesome slumber-wonder
Sail billowed-white canvas ’ore bountiful
turquoise-crested sea
Quell squall tempest, calm frothy-waves
to surely safe keep thee
Sleep precious darlin’, dream
fantasy sweet
Soar unicorn high over golden field
wheat
What ’ere desire pure innocent
heart might imagine
I’ll help embellish dream ’til
heaven-sent fathom
Sometime, think shared adventures
through your busy day
Sky-high castle buildin’, wind-horse
ridin’, innocent play
Creek water flying, plant a
garden, feed the sheep, fishin’s what we did
Snow fight in the house, chance
hole in a door, who is the biggest kid?
Catey-girl, what can’t you do?
The best ever lawyer-mother
Caught all the bluegill; I had no chance! Again! Oh! Brother!
Rachel-sunshine of Sunnybrook,
another daddy’s girl and how we did play!
A Mustang convertible red for Nanny; to Becky, she
promptly gave it away!
Z. Tyler, my twin, ever-present
little shadow buddy-boy
Days filled with love, adventure-games
and trips, all joy!
Lauren-girl, my “Luv-y” doll with
a practiced cough quite bad
A beauty, smart, equestrian,
piano, unlimited talent not a fad
Lexi-sweetness loving-way,
intelligence, sports and curly-locks
Plays chess and practices telling
time on Bapa’s antique-face clocks
Anna Marie, our beauty, sports a
fantasy pure-imagination wild
So like her mommy and Nanny,
another special, loving flower-child
Why? For thee, Child? In life, do
all I possibly can?
“I love you, Children!” Simply
touch my helping hand