Saturday, May 28, 2022

Nap Time


The cheerful child becomes grumpy 

when sleep catches up;

He rubs his eyes and nose 

Whine, uninterested in anything. 

The wailing child becomes silent 

When placed in the cradle to sway; 

To sing a lullaby, the baby sleeps. 

The entire house falls silent.

Amid the outer world's din, 

The tinkling chimes at intervals 

Make the baby feel calm. 

An hour and a half passed that way.

Before an alarm blares, 

The child begins to cry and moan,

With all chors come to an end.


(my nephew Kavin quietly sleeps in the cradle)

8 comments:

Destination Infinity said...

Even i want to sleep like that now :)

George said...

What a beautiful poeem!

carol l mckenna said...

Kavin has a very special cradle ~ your wonderful words expressing 'baby life.' ~ namaste,


Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Nancy Chan said...

The child will sleep comfortably in that cloth cradle. My sons slept in such cradle too.

Kirtivasan said...

Great lines.

Tom said...

...some days I need to take an afternoon nap!

Rose said...

I like the poem and the cradle...

Mae Travels said...

That's a lovely way for a baby to sleep! Unfortunately the pop-up ads on your site are very distracting.

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