The tucked-in town
The last bus sighs beside its shed; The lampposts stand around its bed. The rooftops settle in a row Beneath the moon's unhurried glow.
Bedtime · Warm
Bedtime rhymes
Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.
The sleepy orchard
The apples rest upon the tree; The moon looks through the leaves to see. The branches hold their cargo tight And rock it gently through the night.
Bedtime · Peaceful
The badger's book
A badger read one chapter more Then laid his book beside the door. He dreamed of all the places there Without once leaving his warm chair.
Bedtime · Warm
The hill's blue blanket
The hill wears blue when daylight goes; The meadow shuts its daisy rows. The path curls up beside the stream And settles into one long dream.
Bedtime · Peaceful
The little night baker
A mouse baked moon-shaped buns at night And dusted them with sugar white. She left them cooling in a row While sleepy stars began to glow.
Bedtime · Playful
The otter's quilt
An otter stitched a quilt of leaves And tucked it under willow eaves. He bobbed upon the quiet stream And rocked himself into a dream.
Bedtime · Playful
The stars' sewing room
The stars sew silver on the night With tiny threads of borrowed light. The moon inspects each stitch with care And leaves a gentle shimmer there.
Bedtime · Peaceful
The sleepy library
The books lean close along the wall; Their stories sleep between them all. A bookmark keeps a little place Till morning turns another page.
Bedtime · Warm
The lighthouse dream
A lighthouse sweeps its golden eye Across the water, past the sky. The little boats are safe from foam; The harbor rocks their dreams of home.
Bedtime · Peaceful
The resting rain
The rain has finished with the street And folded up its tapping feet. The gutters whisper, low and slow; The town is sleeping down below.
Bedtime · Peaceful
Night train ticket
A paper ticket, soft and blue, Says dreamland has a seat for you. The train makes stops at sleepy streams And carries bags of tiny dreams.
Bedtime · Warm
The cloud's nightshirt
A cloud put on a nightshirt white And floated slowly out of sight. The moon undid its silver tie And hung it gently in the sky.
Bedtime · Peaceful