Lullaby by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Sad and soulful lullaby
Mournful in its minor key
Rising to a hopeful pitch
Falling like a winter’s breeze
Something aching in the sound
Like forgotten memories
Pretty is the tune that plays
Lilting softly by degrees
Sad and soulful lullaby
From another time and place
Something that the angels sing
Redolent of long-lost grace
Of the moments it brought joy
Not the merest, slightest trace
Still its beauty is profound
Something that we can’t replace
Sad and soulful lullaby
All the beauty we have known
Taking us beyond our hearts
Where the wilder flowers have grown
Hummed first on a summer’s night
Something here that we were shown
Speaks to us of all we love
All the world we’ll ever own
© Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
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Gorgeous, Sis. Truly beautiful!! xxxx 🙂
Thanks!! 🙂 🙂
Lovely Helen, ‘Sad and soulful’ these words say so much.
Indeed!! thanks Michal!! 🙂 🙂
Wow Helen your words are gorgeous and hypnotic
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂
“Sad and soulful lullaby
All the beauty we have known
Taking us beyond our hearts
Where the wilder flowers have grown
Hummed first on a summer’s night
Something here that we were shown
Speaks to us of all we love
All the world we’ll ever own”
…. I’m speechless.
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂
simply stunning Helen – made me all warm and fuzzy
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂