5.21.2013

No Bad Things

Every night
before sleeping,
my daughter incants
No bad things?
No tornadoes, no thieves, 
no ghosts, no asteroids?

Every night I reply
No bad things.
Only good things.
Sweet dreams,
I’ll dream of you,
I’ll dream of all of us.
Posted by Marian at 10:16 AM
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 21, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    sigh... the power of a mother's mantra

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  2. Kerry O'ConnorMay 21, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    And what more may a mother do than soothe away fears, while her own heart carries its full weight of worry?

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyMay 21, 2013 at 7:41 PM

    Oh and especially last night, how poignant that wish must have been.........while a tornado lifted up whole neighborhoods some states away. I love the security with which your little girl goes off to sleep. I wish that for her, every night.

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  4. LaTonya BaldwinMay 21, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    My first thought was Oaklohoma. I pray the families, especially children recover soon.

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  5. FireblossomMay 23, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    Yeah.

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