the night rock

lovely + bittersweet words for mamas 

composed into one of my favorite poems

the night rock

as I rock you in the night

I touch you cheek to cheek

I listen as you breathe so soft

and as you breathe so sweet

for in my arms you find your home

and with you there, is mine

there is no place I'd rather be

than rock you in the night

as I rock you in the night,

your head finds a place to rest

I listen as your small heart beats

steady on my chest

for in this life I am your home

and with me, you are safe

there is nowhere I'd rather go

than rock you in this place

My darling, I'll hold you forever

as if time would not pass at all

I'll rock you into far off lands

with creatures big and small

I'll rock you to the majestic moon

and back down to the deep sea

I'll hold you dear and rock all night

to keep you here with me

as I rock you in the night,

I whisper in your ear

that you're my darling baby girl

and the reason I am here

for in this world so much is lost

one day it will fade away

but here tonight, I rock you dear

and in my heart you'll stay

and when this life is over

I will rock you still

by day or night, by dusk or light

by might, by power & will

as I rock you in the night

my heart fills yet often aches

wishing you could stay small forever

and that it would always be this way

For my dear Olivia || February 26, 2022