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Bed Time [Haiku]

Posted on September 3, 2016 by PookyH

Then it was bed time. Her dreams were big, flamboyant Though her frame was small.

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Sleepy Stories

Posted on May 22, 2016 by PookyH

It’s time for sleepy stories, Listen up and snuggle tight, But wait a minute Lyra, Something doesn’t look quite right… I can’t seem to read this, There’s someone in the way, Someone with a waggy tail, Who thinks it’s time … Continue reading →

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Bedtime Tears

Posted on April 23, 2016 by PookyH

I dry your tears, And yet they fall; I don’t have hands to catch them all. From where they come, I do not know; So sad, my darling, Why so low? Your words Are not enough to share, The pain … Continue reading →

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Story Time

Posted on February 1, 2016 by PookyH

Pleasure in a story told As words and pictures soon unfold To take us to another land We go together, hand in hand. I read to you, You read to me, We read, all four, a family, And then together … Continue reading →

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Super Hero Night-Shift

Posted on October 29, 2015 by PookyH

The rain beats down, And the wild wind blows, But tucked in their beds, The children both know That though it’s cold, And wet and dark, And monsters lurk In the nearby park, That they are safe From harm in … Continue reading →

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So Tired

Posted on September 4, 2015 by PookyH

She was the kind of tired Only a five year old knows, Where you’re tired from your ears, To the tips of your toes. She was so tired That her eyes kept fluttering shut In mid-sentence; The sentence was ‘Bedtime? … Continue reading →

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Rest your weary eyes

Posted on August 24, 2014 by PookyH

Rest your weary eyes, my love, Let sleep take you away, To a pleasant land of dreams, Before a brand new day. Rest your aching legs, my love, That ran around all day, Let sweet dreams wash over you, And … Continue reading →

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Futile Lullaby

Posted on August 4, 2014 by PookyH

Twinkle twinkle little star, Force me to sing one more bar, Of this rather dreary song, And my will, will not be strong. I sing it softly to induce Your sleep, but please hand me a noose, For this is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night

Posted on February 9, 2014 by PookyH

Exhaustion… Because every last drop of fun was Squeezed out of the day. Tantrum… Because you’ve no more Energy to play. Whining… Because you cannot have Your own way. Chilled Rosé… Because sometimes it’s The only way.

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