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Edited and reposted, this is a poem in my "Little One" cyclus.

I wrap my arms around you My legs around you too I rest your head against me As close as you can be "Ahlam saida qalili" "Ahlam saida saghiri" "Sleep well, my little one" Today was full of sorrow There will be a tomorrow The sun will be here soon I whisper to the moon "Ahlam saida qalili" "Ahlam saida saghiri" "Sleep well, my little one" One night of dreamless pleasure No hurt, or fear, no pressure Tomorrow we disappear This is our last night here "Ahlam saida qalili" "Ahlam saida saghiri" "Sleep well, my little one" *** May 7, 2017 Copyright © Darren White

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 6/21/2017 4:46:00 PM

Intimate and sublime ... and another little chapter in the life story "Darren White" that I am so compelled to read! Love it. <3

Darren White
Date: 6/25/2017 5:08:00 AM

You must recognize the language :) Thanks my friend <3

Maria Williams

Date: 5/10/2017 3:52:00 AM

Wonderful and emotional Dear Darren. Maria 7++

Darren White
Date: 5/10/2017 3:56:00 AM

Thank you my friend :)

Lisa Ricci

Date: 5/9/2017 5:46:00 AM

-- smile penguin always --

Darren White
Date: 5/9/2017 10:59:00 PM

Always :)

Lisa Ricci

Date: 5/9/2017 3:28:00 AM

Darren Darren Darren. I hope it helps when you write of this and when you reflect. As from a readers stand point and view we thank you for sharing such beauty such emotion such everything. Your writing is amazing and it is evident here Darren. Honestly. Have a wonderful afternoon Penguin. Beautiful......

Darren White
Date: 5/9/2017 5:40:00 AM

Hi Lisa, yes it helps a lot, writing about this. It soothes the pain, thank you, and I see you on your page :)

Elissa Quigley

Date: 5/8/2017 1:32:00 PM

This was very sweet. My dad used to sing a song that was kinda similar to me when I was little. Thank you for this write!!

Darren White
Date: 5/8/2017 1:38:00 PM

Good memories for you :) It's sweet, isn't it? I agree.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 5/7/2017 9:39:00 PM

I wish I could take all the sorrows away, such a sweet poem!

Darren White
Date: 5/8/2017 12:37:00 AM

Yes, I wish I could too... But singing a lullaby, even under difficult circumstances, really works

White Wolf

Date: 5/7/2017 8:35:00 PM

This is beautiful, Duir! Loved it my friend!

Darren White
Date: 5/8/2017 12:36:00 AM

Thank you Budgie :)

Anne-Marie Coreggia

Date: 5/7/2017 8:05:00 PM

Bonsoir Darren, it is a real treat to read such a beautiful lullaby written in both English and Arabic. Est-ce que 'qalili' et 'saphiri' est un peu la même chose que 'mon enfant' et 'mon petit'?:) Amitiés

Darren White
Date: 5/8/2017 12:35:00 AM

Oui Anne-Marie, plus ou moins la même chose. Not completely, but close. It's hard to explain the difference.... Thank you :)

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 5/7/2017 11:02:00 AM

Lovely lullaby dear poet. A 7 I spent a day in an Arabic school when I was wee, I believe it has had the lasting affect of enabling me to wrap my tongue around otherwise difficult foreign pronounciations: ear tongue coordination ;)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/7/2017 12:13:00 PM

Giggle! I was six. To this day I pride myself on making the effort to properly pronounce names otherwise anglicized, I hate my own name improperly pronounced ;)

Darren White
Date: 5/7/2017 11:19:00 AM

This gives me the weirdest image in my mind, ma mo :) But yeah, Arabic has some nice tongue twisters, especially for languages that aren't equipped to produce them, like English, hahahahaha!