Devin's Cradle Song

As I put together the last post, I saw on the wall a copy of the lullaby that I wrote for Dev all those years ago. Now he is nearly six feet tall, a junior in high school. A big, kind-hearted young man who is destined for great things. When I look at the words to his lullaby, it takes me back...



Your cry disturbs the stillness of the night
You wake beneath the covers trembling with fright
We pick you up to hold you and to comfort you
The joy that you bring us is so peaceful and new

Now that you're here and the waiting is through
You don't know how many good friends
You've had waiting for you
And when you cry my dear
How deeply I do love you
Sleep tenderly, my love
Sleep peacefully, my love
Sleep patiently, my love

And how our lives have crossed, it still amazes me
I'm awed by the size of my responsibility
All I know is my life is complete now
It could get better but I just don't know how

Now that you're here and the waiting is through
You don't know how many good friends
You've had waiting for you
And when you cry my dear
How deeply I do love you
Sleep tenderly, my love
Sleep peacefully, my love
Sleep patiently, my love.


In the second verse I wrote, It could get better but I just don't know how.
At the time that was true, of course. But it did get better with the addition of our son Colin. NOW I don't know how it could get better.