Prayer Lullaby Poems

Risking the wishes of a silent night,
Colored in hope, 
Silent and slow, rising far off,
Beyond the milky slumber of a sunset,
Blazing bloodshot and drinking
Melancholy, ruddy...

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Bells, bells, sound of bells fall now and then in my ears,
Their tone and timbre varying, sometimes singing, 
Sometimes jarring, sometimes rising to a sweet...

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As dark descends in silver shades of sleep
Moonbeams bloom in a million drops of dew
While blue winds blow and ancient willows weep
The sacred song of...

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You pop my heart     so heavily    to the rhythm of
        ...

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A soft lullaby
  drifts by
a cloud in the sky
  smiles 'Hi'

Palm Trees Sway
  in Coconut Bay
Words we pray
  deep roots for...

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Finally home,
Alone
Staring dimly 
into 
the night sky
Is it as 
beautiful 
As they 
say it was

All the lights 
And the 
dark-ness  
Seem to profit 
from...

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Final Lullaby
by Michael R. Burch

for my mother, Christine Ena Burch

Sleep peacefully—for now your suffering’s over.

Sleep peacefully—immune to all distress,
like pebbles unaware of raging waves.

Sleep peacefully—like...

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Methinks, who wanders after pint size toy
To which Aristocrats bow in humbleness?
Afore the little toy went to dance with the rough,
Off the tee in bounces,...

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Down to Sleep

Father cups his hand, 
I am inside. 
He breaths upon me, 
anew.

I am comforted. 
I am quiet of spirit. 
The world is on...

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Wishful Wonder

If you make a wish a thousand times to know the secret of the skies.
Will it take ‘til the cock crows for the elephant...

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Sometimes,
not often enough,
I connect with all the good Ones
who grow so much in me

And
when we re-member these times
lost in right now space,
we gather no grand...

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God, protect your children
Keep them safe from harm
God, take your children
Welcome them into your arms

I am a child of betrayal
My innocence is their derail
God, can...

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Autumn Lullaby 

Peaceful moments drifting by
As slumber takes its cue
Sweet dreams come to pacify
This quiet twilight view

Restful sleep, my evening prayer
Dear child, don’t you cry
For...

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I know a land where the lemon trees bloom,
Where blossom exudes its delicate perfume.
Hummingbirds and bees live in perfect harmony
For nectar flows there abundantly.

Come then,...

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How my hands, in prayer, trace your face
Among a lattice of  night stars
To bestow true devotion's grace
As kisses of yesteryears charm my breath...
That I...

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