Oh Susannah, O Don't You Cry

By jeand

Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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 Little lump of life

Lying on my lap

 

Gently rocking

Gently breathing

Slighly wheezy

Soon be sleeping

 

Please don't cry

Please don't wake

Please don't fuss

 

Grant us peace.

 

Smallish smiling elf

Sitting by yourself

 

Tensely toying

Softly squeeling

Coyly cooing

Almost speaking

 

Please be well

Please be good

Please be calm

 

Gift from God.

Certificate U
Poem
Poetry
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

This is so sweet, and something I can relate to!  Lovely piece Jean.

Linda

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

Very nice Jean

I imagine it's about your grand daughter?

I like 'smallish smiling elf'

Lindy

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Simply and attractively written. Something many of us can relate to, too, including the asking the babe not to cry etc (I guess the voice is soothing, and even when asleep, words are sometimes heard and begin to be learnt?!), and at the same time maybe mixed with prayer, esp if the child is really ill. Rhiannon
 

 

Submitted by jeand on

Thanks Linda, Linda and Rhiannon

 

Yes, I wrote this at 3 a.m. one morning when I was allowing my daughter to get some much needed sleep. Susannah was born 7 weeks early, and cried almost every night almost all night long. In the end we found out that she had sleep apnia and had her adenoids removed, which made an enormous difference. And yes, it was meant as a prayer. She was already considered by me to be a miracle baby - as when her mother went for the 16 week scan, the uterus looked black and lifeless, and a lot of praying by a lot of people helped out, we think, as a week later, the scan was normal.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Bee on

Such a beautiful poem / prayer full of meaning. Feelings easily recognised there, Jean. Does she have it framed in her room?

Bee

Submitted by jeand on

Thanks Bee

She's got her "book" with it in, but her mother took great exception to me calling her a lump.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Bee on

I thought that was gorgeous - 'little lump of life'. Really sweet!

Bee

Submitted by Sooz006 on

This is so sweet, both of my granddaughters have their own song that I sing to them and those moments when they're warm and snuggly just before sleep are so tender. Perfectly captured Jean. 

 

Submitted by jeand on

Thanks Sooz

My sister used to sing a unique song to her kids at bedtime, so if they were kidnapped and later returned, they would know who she was.

 

Jean

Jean Day