Lullaby (for Adam)

‘I had begun to wonder if I moved from dream to dream.
Was reality only what I made of it?’
– Michael Moorcock (1974)


Silver fishes
And copper kisses
Splashing in a pool of green
Passing through from dream to dream

Lay your head down, little one
Listen to your mother’s song
Close your eyes now, precious child
Go to sleep, be at peace

Stolen wishes
Like broken dishes
Mended for a king and queen
Fragile china made to gleam.


© Martin Slidel 2018 (1982)




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