Perfect as an egg-round sign
Smoothly futures realign
With whatever comes our way–
Dreaming, waking, walking play.
Take my hand till you have grown.
Soon you will walk on your own.
Fortune will be yours to keep.
Mine was blessed to guard your sleep.
Text: Linked to dVerse Quadrille. Kim from Writing in North Norfolk is hosting with the word “egg”. The form of this poem is a tanaga.
Photos: “Lake”, above, and “River”, below.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
This reads as a lullaby. Perhaps you should put it to music and sing a sound cloud! Lovely, Frank. And, is that the undeterred Des Plaines in that photo?
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Yes. That is the Des Plaines River. I try to keep the meter regular making a lullaby-like sound. Thank you, Jilly!
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Such a lovely poetic form Frank! I imagined the voice of a parent to the child ~ Love that photo and ending lines:
Fortune will be yours to keep.
Mine was blessed to guard your sleep.
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Thank you, Grace!
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Gorgeous work on the form, Frank!đź’ś
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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Nicely done, Frank.
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Thank you, Dan!
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Beautiful words for a parent to consider.
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Thank you, Astrid!
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That’s a lovely message, good form.
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Thank you!
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That’s a tender blessing from a father to son; and so well put!
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Thank you, Walter. It is such a blessing.
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🙂
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Beautiful quadrille.
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Thank you, Maria!
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Almost sounds lime a blessing for a child. Tender and “eg” squisite!
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Yes, it is a blessing for the child whose presence blessed the parent. Thank you, Mary!
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I love the positive message and hope here
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I try to make the messages positive since that seems closer to reality. Thank you, Vivian!
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🙂
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I too felt it could be a lullaby or a prayerful hymn
Frank – I always love your photos – this one is no eggception – pardon the pun..
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Thank you! It could be a prayerful hymn as well. I am glad you liked the photos as well.
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Beautiful . . .
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Thank you, Shannon!
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You have done it again Frank. You have given us a tender poem with excellent rhyme and meter.
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I am glad you liked it, Toni!
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Exquisite! Love especially the second stanza and “Mine was blessed to guard your sleep.”
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That last line was the goal of those coming before it. Thank you, Nan!
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Your poem has the rhythm of a dance on a shore, Frank, a lovely lullaby. I like the gentle actions in the line:
‘Dreaming, waking, walking play’ and the final line: ‘Mine was blessed to guard your sleep’.
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It is a kind of lullaby. I am glad you enjoyed it, Kim!
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Oh Frank!!!! I LOVE that last line. Just by itself….what a wonderful line! 🙂 Thank you for making me smile this morning and expressing a feeling that so many parents have.
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I am glad you liked this and that it made you smile. Thank you, Lillian!
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Loved the write and the closing lines are really blessed 🙂
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I am glad you liked them, Neeraj!
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A lullaby quadrille! I love it.
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It is a lullaby. Thank you, Sara!
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Love the end… I smiled broadly at the end.
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I am glad you liked it, Bjorn!
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BLeSSeD eGG
SeeD BENoW
TReENoW
FeRTiLiZinG
FLoWeR
HiGHeR
LiFE
FoRCE
LoVE
Bee..:)
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I like the “Bee”. Thank you, Fred!
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i changed the
Bee to be on
My site as it
Fit in with
The rest
Better to
Bee or
Not to
Be..;)
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I like it. 🙂
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🙂
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So beautiful and musical.
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Thank you!
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So sweet, like a lullaby, Frank.
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It is like a lullaby. Thank you, Bekkie!
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Isn’t that a lovely poem? What a sweet surprise so close to Easter.
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It can be related to Easter. Thank you!
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I love the nurturing tone to this, a voice that appreciates the wonder and joy of children.
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Thank you, Mish!
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A lyrical and haunting lullaby.
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Thank you!
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Full of childish wonder and delight, Frank.
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I hope it appeals to a child as much as an adult. Thank you, Robbie!
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