Ode to Sweet Dreams and Fairy Tales

A gift for my two daughters on their birthday

Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty waltz with their prince charmings

In the painted carnival of cherry blossoms and butterflies,

In the wonderland of your dreams, sweet dreams,

Every night, starry starry night, where I behold you in your silky slumber--

With tender kisses and cuddles,

I seal my enduring trust in your tiny bodies--

My mind, a wanderer in the dark, lustful world,

Yet craving to embrace your sweet nothings....

Soon the wonderland of your dreams will fade away,

The mud and soil of this giant world will surround you,

Howl in your ears to grow up, let go.

Let there still be room for the serenity and magic of your dreamland,

Let the fragrance of human love and life be yours' still,

In the vain world where you may open your eyes tomorrow.

Author's Note

Dedicated to my daughters Srobona and Sharanya on their 3rd and 1st birthday with the slightest hope that the sweetness and pristine charm of fairy tales remain in their later lives in their own small way, as they would tread their own paths through the mud and soil of their adult worlds.

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

What a beautiful dedication to your precious daughters! How I remember sweet dreams and their wondrous slumbering sights... though it seems so long ago... A thousand blessings on you and your family... Yes, may the fragrance of human love and life always fill your days.

[Coyote Poetry]

We want our children to have sweet dreams and a good life. I like the feel and the emotion of this amazing poem. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Poetic Beauty]

Beautifully stated. We all should enjoy life and act like kids every now and then. Life is short so make it memorable and pleasurable. We can not get back time that has been lost. It is forever gone so dream big and dance in the rain every onece in awhile.