Every night,
When I go to sleep,
I sing lullabies,
To myself,
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Grandmas are a special gift. The lullabies and heroic stories of grandmas are certainly a source of inspiration and added energy.The very memories it can do wonders too. top marks
Dear madam, your pleasant inscription on Grandma's Stories inspired me to have a visit once again. Really it is a beautiful poem with simple language. Thanks again.
3 - You sing to YOURSELF & also tell the stories (to yourself or to children? ?) . Too bad a " happy ending" , to each story, also does NOT HAPPEN in " real life" . Getting a good night's sleep IS important! May you have pleasant dreams! bri :)
2 - BUT, some fairy tales may be good morality stories, and certainly they often are very entertaining and help kids to learn their native language and to bond with a parent etc. Now I'll read poem. " Grandmaa's" ? in U.S. i'd use Grandma's. And there are other spellings. How confusing! !
Hi Bri-I am happy that you read about this poem and pointed out the spelling - error in its title. I purposefully added another 'a' to 'Grandma'.. In my lmother tongue 'Odia ', we address our mother as 'Bou' and also 'Maa'. For Grand mother we also address 'Maa' or " Thakumaa' or 'Budhimaa' (in case of father's mother'. But in case of Mother's mother we call her 'Aai' or 'Aaimaa'.
By the way through Google search I found There are 22 major languages in India, written in 13 different scripts, with over 720 dialects. The official Indian languages are Hindi (with approximately 420 million speakers) and English, which is also widely spoken. My language 'Odia' is among the 22 major languages of India and official language of 'Odisha'.
1 - re Poet's Notes: Yikes! " learns about the world" ? I 'learned' there were Giants, witches, and 'animals' which could speak English. Except for a small number of humans over 7 feet tall, i know of no Giants. And i never heard a goose or fox speak English. : ( And stories of a Prince and a Princess did not seem to be reflected in MY life! !
Grandmas are remembered more for their stories by the children. They have always a story up their sleeve to entertain the grand children. Most of the stories have some valuable morals to teach! Children unconsciously imbibe these morals. Fairy tales too have the same effect. I feel you have a child's heart..... Bharati!
Demons are real! ! ! And fairies and princesses and princes! ! ! ... Then we dream those stories and now we need them for an escape. ... Nice poem. And this poem reminds me the lovely voice of Jagjit Singh singing, 'ek wo din jab'
Wish i could go back to those days when sleeping outside during summer vacations we used to hear stories of grandma till we fell asleep. Past revisited by your beautiful write. Loved the simplicity and flow of the poem.10+++
Indeed, morals are very important in childrens'stories, each country has its childrenbook stories where the good triumphs over the evil. Prince and princess, good and evil, there is a huge fight, the good always wins, What a fascinating poem, dear poetess, enjoyed humming with you while you were singing. A lovely poem most fascinating. A 10 Full Score and much much more. Thank you so much for sharing.this endearing poem, dear poetess!
Grandmother is always great and we hear her stories from beautiful motivation. You have very well captured the past memories and brilliantly expressed in this lovely work. Between good and evil there is always fight and we should accept the good things as grandmother narrates. Thank you very much for penning this lovely poem.10
let the children know they are only stories - " .Some stories have lasting impressions on the child and help in shaping their character " true!
I agree with you.The child easily believes what his mother/father or guardian says, be it a story or a reality.Gradually he knows the difference between a story and a reality.We should help him understand this differentiation .But he should know or dream of an ideal state where there is victory of good over the evil.
A lovely poem that resonates with me. It is still vividly imprinted in my mind how my late father narrated some bedtime stories when I was a child. I concur with the wonderful and insightful Poetess ' Notes.
Thank you so much dear Rose Marie Juan Austin for your nice comment.
Fairy tales! ! ! Folk stories. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.