100 Word Challenge - Tuck

What follows is offered in response to Velvet Verbosity's 100 Word Challenge. The challenge, this week, is "Tuck".

 
"Daddy, tuck me in ... tell me a story?"

"Sure, baby.  Get in bed ... under the covers."

She got into bed and he drew up the chair, tucked the covers around her.

"Okay. Close your eyes and listen ...

Listen, my child, and I'll tell you a rhyme
of long ago places and a far away time
A poem of Princes and Wizards and Kings
Who fought mighty Dragons and wore Magic Rings
      And ruled with an Iron Hand"

"No, not that one Daddy - it's too short.  You always finish before I go to sleep."

"Stop talking, Little Chatterbox, and you'll sleep."


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Now that the 100 Words are in place, I thought you might like the rest of the poem.  I wrote this about 28 years ago, for my son, when he graduated to his "Big Boy" bed.  I published this on my blog in September of 2008.

A Lullaby

Listen my child
and I'll tell you a rhyme
of long ago places
and a far away time

A poem of princes
and wizards and kings
who fought mighty dragons
and wore magic rings

and ruled with an iron hand.

Listen my child
and then off to sleep
and as you lie
in slumber deep

dream dreams of the tales
I tell to you
If you dream hard enough
they may come true

and wouldn't that be grand.

Listen my child
as I tell you my tale
Of knights errant
in shining mail

But, alas, I guess
my rhymes will keep
for I see you are
already asleep.

Good night, my child,
Sweet dreams, my child,
of your own.