The Awakening

So calm, so serene, so beautiful;
Like a sleeping angel from paradise.
A slumbering child;
Symbolic of true love, of tranquility, of peace;
Of all good things endangered.
Sweet dreams my child,
Sweet dreams.
For tomorrow you awake.

Far, far better and more true and meaningful than the cruel, "Rock-A-Bye Baby in the treetop . . . " !!

Your rhyme should now replace that horrible old one, I think!! Very pretty

The last line, Frankie, smashes the idea of the "everything's fine". The sword of Damocles is hanging menacingly above the child's head:
"for tomorrow you awake" IOW: "just wait and see and let me help you out of that (sweet)dream!"

Reality steps in there...alas....

"Symbolic...of all good things endangered" makes me shudder.

Originally Posted by curiosity_kills_the_cat

"Symbolic...of all good things endangered" makes me shudder.

Yes, amaryn. Sorry your very good irony was lost on me. I was in a truly good mood when I read it, and did not register the "endangered" signal before the last line! "curiosity..." is so right! :S :l

I'm reading this for the 3rd time now I guess I forgot to comment the first two but this is really good it fills my heart with a little warmth. It's sad that such places and things are so hard to come by it seems that everything man touches becomes cautious if only our world could be innocent again.

Originally Posted by Johnb31

I'm reading this for the 3rd time now I guess I forgot to comment the first two but this is really good it fills my heart with a little warmth. It's sad that such places and things are so hard to come by it seems that everything man touches becomes cautious if only our world could be innocent again.

After reading John's reply,all I can say is,I like his comment as much as the poem itself!He says something that's in my heart but unable to say!well said John,great piece James "LooknGlass"!