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A Lullaby

by  Zettel

Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Word Count: 255
Summary: Loved comforting my children and now grandchildren: just the sound and vibrations of one's voice seemed to work. Made up the tune and the words as I went along with pretty mixed results.Seems to me a Lullaby is a very distinct form with constant repetition whose familiarity is part of the comforting effect. So just once I thought I'd try this form. Test I guess is can one 'hear' it sung.




Lullaby
 
I love you on a Monday
I love you Tuesday too
I love you on Wednesday
And Thursday all day through
I love you on a Friday
As the weekend draws near
I love you on a Saturday
And Sunday you’re so dear
 
I love you in January
When it’s cold and dark
I love you in February
When it’s blustery and stark
I love you when March returns again
With winds both cold and warm
And I love you in fickle April’s rain
I love you in the month of May
When flowers bloom and leaves appear
I love you in sunny June
As Summer time draws near
I love you in July
when all the earth is warm
I love you in August
Even in a Thunderstorm
I love you in September
Back to school again
In October too
When harvest fruits we gain
I love you in November
Falling leaves and shadows late and long
I love you in December
Snow and ice and such sweet Christmas song
 
I love you in the Winter
With skeletal leafless trees
I love you in the thrill of Spring
With gentle warmth carried on the breeze
I love you ‘midst the laughing Summer sun
Swimming, playing having lots of fun
And I love you in the Fall
When again we hear Winter’s call
And the year’s course has almost run
And so my love has no season
It abides throughout the year
It needs no justifying reason
Always there when you are near.