Sweet Dreams
Come sail with me on chocolate seas,
Beyond the coffee grounds,
Where gummy fish grant every wish,
And sweetness still abounds.
Now close your eyes, a sweet surprise
Awaits you while you sleep:
Fancy tales of licorice whales
Within the ocean deep.
With jellyfish in every dish
Of peanut butter pie,
And just a hint of peppermint
On every mermaid’s sigh.
’Cross seas so cold with marshmallows,
Like icebergs on the waves,
To tropic shores with toasted s’mores
Buried in pirate caves.
Through salty gales with toffee sails
We’ll search for tasty treats.
In far off lands, the muffin man
Will sweep you off your feet.
At stately balls in castle halls
Composed of gingerbread,
Pink bubblegum and sugarplums
Will dance within your head.
Then dawn will break as you awake.
Oh, how your eyes will gleam!
These words were said beside your bed,
Then came true in a dream!
“Sweet Dreams” is the final entry in Blonde-haired, Blue-eyed Adventures, a collection of eight short stories about my daughter’s adventures, written for her twenty years ago. This was written after she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. For the longest time, I had wanted to write a bedtime poem for her. She had just turned nine when I wrote this, but we still recited it together many times before bedtime.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Spud
The Tiny Princess
Blue and Blonde Sprinkles
Jenny Comes Home from School
Smiles in the Pumpkin Patch
The Happiest of Birthdays
The Blonde-haired, Blue-eyed Starfish
The New Blonde-haired, Blue-eyed Girl
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Sweet Dreams
Ken Gierke
I’m also posting this to Open Link Night #252 at dVerse
Too, too precious!!! Good daddy!
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So, I re-blogged this on my site, but the reader will need to click on it to get to your site to read it. I hope that you don’t mind. I also sent this to my daughter to read to my granddaughter. It’s really, really touching and beautiful! Thank you!
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Thank you, Kevin. I hope she enjoys it.
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I wouldn’t mind some of those dreams!
What a wonderful gift, sure to bring smiles for generations to come. (K)
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She has assured me of that. 🙂 Thank you, Kerfe.
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This is fantastic Ken! Absolutely wonderful.
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Thank you, Di. 🙂
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Most welcome.
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This is lovely and what a wonderful gift for your daughter. Perhaps I will try it on my granddaughter, but not yet two! An inspiring idea with neat images.
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Thank you. 😀
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This poem is fantastic.
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I love it!
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Love it! A father after my own heart. A perfect poem 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Wonderful, Ken! I bet she’s proud of her dad!
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Thank you, Kim. She definitely was pleased. 🙂
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This is so magical; I love it!
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I loved the way you presented your work. Pictures in between the stanzas made it interesting to read. Just loved your work and presentation❤️
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Thank you. 🙂
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I love this… so sweet and so bitter-sweet with the diagnosis of diabetes.
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Than you, Björn. As it happens, the acute awareness of her health actually helped to build a stronger connection between us.
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Very, very sweet. Loved it — even as an adult
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Thank you. 🙂
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How did I miss this one? Brought tears to my eyes. Did you do the illustrations? Have you thought about publishing these stories, Ken? They are infused with love.
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Thank you, Lisa. 😀
I used clipart for the poem. For the stories, I used photos of my daughter that I then photoshopped for effect, except two for which photos could not be found.
At one time, I had wondered about publishing them, but I’m perfectly happy with the book I was able to make for her.
Footnote: Yesterday, I found one more very short story I had written 2 years later (2003). It was for her birthday (in August), and I resurrected the theme for her entry into middle school in the weeks to follow. It’s titled “In-between” and talks about the hopes of a young girl at that age. I emailed it to her, and of course she was very pleased.
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How delightful, all of it.
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A masterpiece, Ken! Wow!
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Thank you. It’s something I’ve always wanted to submit, but have no idea where.
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Maybe a Google search… or self publish?
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My thoughts were specific to the poem “Sweet Dreams.” I still haven’t decided if I’d want to publish a collection that is such a personal connection.
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Truly.
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Such a precious, beautiful gift!
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😀 Thank you. 😀
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You are so welcome. 😀
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