the sun has slipped behind
the crest of trees
as day gives way to night
where will you lay your head to dream?
let me hold you here
where the stars fall like polished glass,
until your eyes grow heavy with slumber…
the bubbling laughter of water
playing playing
against the river stones
fills the air
and the lullaby of night crawlers and crickets
draws sleep closer
wrapping itself around us
like a soft woolen blanket
sleep dear one
as the fireflies dot the sky
diamonds of flickering light
i will hold you here
listen to each breath
each heartbeat
this great song i will always hold
a treasured memory
rest your head, dear one
close your eyes and dream
the buds on the branches above us
wait to bloom with the morning light
and tonight
tonight the dew will fall
~
lei fraser 