- Lullaby for Sleep
Sleep is hard for many people. Let’s try one idea. Baby’s sleep pretty well. How did you fall asleep when you were a child? Maybe a parent or guardian sang you a song or gave you a story to hold in your head. I would like to share several lullaby poems from my childhood.
“Put a poem in your pocket and a story in your head and you’ll never be alone at night when you are in bed.” – Bookmark from my Third Grade Teacher
Chinese Lullaby
Chinese Sandmen,
Wise and creepy,
Croon dream-songs
To make us sleepy.
A Chinese maid with slanting eyes.
Is queen of all their lullabies.
On her ancient moon-guitar
She strums a sleep-song to a star;
And when big China-shadows fall
Snow-white lilies hear her call.
Chinese Sandmen,
Wise and creepy,
Croon dream-songs
To make us sleepy.
A German Lullaby
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Thy father watches the sheep;
Thy mother is shaking the dreamland tree,
And down falls a little dream on thee:
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Sleep, baby, sleep!
The large stars are the sheep;
The wee stars are the lambs, I guess,
The fair moon is the shepherdess:
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Lullaby Sharing
What lullaby was sung to you or were you given? Please share your sleepy time stories and lullabies. Cat and Cynthia will be gathering these stories and putting them together. All who share a new story will receive a free copy of the collection via ebook. Send them to catwilsoncoach@gmail.com.
Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.
Rich Aanrich has created a special CD to use for helping you sleep. You can order it online or call us for one. It’s helped many people. Click here to order now.
Thank you. Now, good night.