Sleep well my child

[Lake]

Sleep well my child
- A lament for a lost child in the earthquake

No, you were not like this before – lying there, breathless.
Never! Your shirt is wrinkled with dirt, your tangled hair
covering a smeared face that wears a painful frown.
A girl amiable to everyone in this little town,
now has fallen asleep too early too soon, even without
giving me a good-night hug, without, as usual, waiting
for me to tuck you up. I’ll not wake you up my child, but
gently I’ll clean your face with my tears, comb your hair
into a smooth ponytail and set the alarm clock for the dawn.
What’s in your dream? Homework? House chores?
Put them all aside for now because you are so tired.
Sleep well my child, sleep well in my arms…
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[钓月]

Impressed!
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欲钓那只太阳,却钓了一轮月亮

http://www.hongxiu.com/my.asp?id=1310875
http://blog.sina.com.cn/hanqirong

[Lake]

谢谢。多批评。
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[kino]

那些孩子最让人揪心

[William Zhou周道模]

语流、语气、语感、语言有点像散文吧？
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诗歌是灵魂的歌唱.
周道模

[Lake]

[William Zhou周道模]

像流水一样的挽歌，学习了！
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诗歌是灵魂的歌唱.
周道模

[mahuairong]

马怀荣向你致敬！好诗！
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You see me, you lose me

[Lake]

I'm flattered And cursed!
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins