Sing ‘em to Sleep: Kendra/Tagebuch
I chose this lullaby for Nathaniel’s sea-bright eyes. Doesn’t he look like a slick little seal? This is from a Rudyard Kipling poem:
Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us
And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
The moon, O’er the combers, looks downward to find us
At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
Where billow meets billow, there soft by the pillow.
Oh, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
The storm shall not wake thee, no shark shall overtake thee
Asleep in the storm of slow-swinging seas.
I love the picture he made of beauty and safety as a loving parent watches out at the world. And I think this is a particularly apt image for a baby whose destiny is being shaped by the love of strangers across the ocean from each other. From his foster mother and then to the arms of his mama, Kendra.
I also like it because it’s easy to sing even for someone such as myself without much range.
If you happen to come across one for Hannah, I’d be tickled.
wow - i’ll have to play this for my kids tommorrow! when we read ‘just so stories’ i made up a tune… thanks for posting this
Dawn, what beautiful poetry. I love it! Thanks ever so much.
I’ll nominate Getupgrrl and Jo Leery Polyp, who both have babies arriving soon. This is an awesome idea!
Okay, I have one more person to nominate, Chicaco Mama. http://incarcerateduterus.typepad.com/chicagomama/
She is due to receive her referral from China by the end of this month, and she is due to pop a baby out in July! Yup, two babies! She needs a lullaby for sure!