Nighttime lullabies

Nighttime lullabies

How quickly it becomes dark in winter,

Twilight squeezed out between gray afternoons 

And the ever encroaching night,

That swoops quickly,to descend,

In ever quickening moves 

Gathering onto itself the faded colors

Coating the trees, structures in its own shades

As the trees hold up their branches

In stark contrast

And the passing brush, melds,rests

In night's dark embrace,

That gathers all,into it's fold

Humming it's own silent lullaby.

--© shubha 

Minds' lullaby

Minds' lullaby

Listen O' mind, where do you wander today,

Be still, listen to what the wind has to say,

Listen, to the songs that the breeze sings,

The messages ,from your lost lands, that it brings,

Chasing shadows of vagrant thoughts, why do you stray?

They are but momentary guests, they come not, to stay,

Hush now, quell, what you have to say,

Listen to the rhythm of the trees , as they sway,

And in this moment, in stillness, rooted stay.

--shubha