Midnight Lullaby

“I just can’t sleep,” I wrote one night “My poor heart just longs for you” “Sleep, my dearest; I’ll hold you tight And kiss you the whole night through.” And though he was worlds away I felt his presence so near The comfort of his arms was mine What more had I now to fear? Those tiny lines my lullaby They caressed me through the night Though sleep did not touch my eyes My heart was illumined with light How comforting to surely know That he could embrace my soul And quiet down my beating heart With words that made me whole I read again each little line And saw his love written there All alone in that dark night I was cradled by his care Midnight lullabies are sweet They are angels from above They are ever more the dear For they are written in love Eileen Manassian Ghali