Seeing as Mother's Day is nearly upon us, I thought I would share this lovely poem by Rosemary Norman ( I sent it in to Vanessa Feltz at BBC Radio London earlier today and she just read it out!). I found it comforting when I'd just had DS....Apologies if it has already appeared on the site...
Lullaby
Go to sleep, Mum,
I won't stop breathing
suddenly, in the night.
Go to sleep, I won't
climb out of my cot and
tumble downstairs.
Mum, I won't swallow
the pills the doctor gave you or
put hairpins in electric
sockets, just go to sleep.
I won't cry
when you take me to school and leave me:
I'll be happy with other children
my own age.
Sleep, Mum, sleep.
I won't
fall in the pond, play with matches,
run under a lorry or even consider
sweets from strangers.
No, I won't
give you a lot of lip,
not like some.
I won't sniff glue,
fail all my exams,
get myself/
my girlfriend pregnant.
I'll work hard and get a steady/
really worthwhile job.
I promise, go to sleep.
I'll never forget
to drop in/phone/write
and if
I need any milk, I'll yell.
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Kazziemb · 13/03/2015 12:39
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