dearest <br />gentle world, <br />loving trees <br />and generous open fields <br />and blue skies <br /> <br /> <br />you can sing me <br />a song <br />if you like; <br />and I’d sleep <br />sound and quiet <br />like a newborn <br /> <br /> <br />make up the lyrics <br />as you go along; <br />keep it easy <br />like my village-mum’s <br />lullaby <br /> <br /> <br />knit your song <br />with the stars and the moon <br />and sprinkle it <br />with dew and saffron <br /> <br /> <br />sing me about love <br />and the birds and the trees; <br />O let the words be in praise <br />of the sunshine between <br />the leaves <br /> <br /> <br />so you can sing <br />beloved world, <br />if you like, <br />and I’d sleep <br />like a newborn <br />all day and all night; <br />I’ll sleep for always, <br />dearest world, <br />clear and innocent <br />in your warm fields <br />if you will sing me now <br />the sweet songs of the earth<br /><br />Raj Arumugam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dearest-gentle-world/
