vervain______

go to sleep
go to sleep
go to sleep
my
little
bay
be.
when you wake,
you shall have
all
the pretty little
horses.

with this fine plush,
these soft words,
this
soft hand,
even me out.
spread me over
this world.
blanketing it
from
all the cold.

a million lights
began there.
a million lights
ended there.
preserved.
they began white
but turned red
and the red
turned pink
and they
began to sing
do the laundry
clear the counters
for tonight
you will not be
alone.