\nSleep While the Baby Sleeps*<\/p>\n
Gentle, worn out mother
\nfilled with love
\ntaken by exhaustion;
\nyour own, small, wee love
\nlays finally sleeping
\nrelaxed and rosy,
\nyour own hand large and still
\ninches from the tiny fingers
\nthe curve of eyelashes
\nthe last you see
\nbefore your own eyes
\nsimply
\nhappily
\nclose.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
* This was advice often given by my Grandmother Mulligan to new mothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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