Night Time Poem

with reference to the Hashkivenu in the Jewish evening service

 

let my dreams be sweet

let that old dog come

to jaunt and waggle

to make me smile

 

let my mother come

to go with me on a field trip

see something different

engage something kind

 

let the landscape

of my dreams be peopled

with respectful or

companionable souls

 

and as night moves around the planet

let warring peoples dream of peace

let the sick have healing sleep

let sleepwalkers not fall down

 

let insomniacs close their eyes

and drift off to their surprise

 

let us sleep protected, all

and awaken in the morning

as in an ancient prayer

 

Reviews

[zainul]

Love this prayer for peace and protection.
Wonderful write.
Thanks for sharing.
Love these stanzas.

"and as night moves around the planet
let warring peoples dream of peace
let the sick have healing sleep
let sleepwalkers not fall down"


"let us sleep protected, all
and awaken in the morning
as in an ancient prayer"

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write ... Thank you for penning...:)