The Good Dreams

I'm always searching for poems ... my own published poems ... that I can share with you.

My search this time led me to my little poem which celebrates a beginning, the arrival of a new member of the family.

I also see the arrival of new life in our midst ... this symbol of the continuation of life, this vision beyond the present day, beyond us ... as a symbol of hope.

The pairing with today's art naturally followed: the sunlit path that leads on, inviting us to see what lies beyond the next turn, and beyond that.

The poem:

THE GOOD DREAMS

Your grandparents treasure the joy

of having been there within hours

of your arrival, taking their turns

cradling your downy head in their

arms, marveling at perfect tiny

fingers and toes, your eyes fluttering

open and shut, brief lusty crying,

eager, hungry feeding, your

drifting off into well-earned sleep.

Some distant day you, too, may hold

your own grandchild and know such joy,

may sit wondering, arm growing numb,

what adventures lie still years ahead.

But for now it is sufficient

for you to sleep. So sleep, sleep,

sleep, Thomas, and in time

the good dreams will come to you.

© 1999

(originally published in Capper's)

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Today's word: sleep

Afterthoughts ... in response to your comments:

Thank you, Helen, for saying so. Continued best wishes.