Krishna In The Cradle



Yasoda lulling Hari to sleep,
Shaking the cradle, cuddling and fondling,
Singing to Him a song.
My darling is sleepy
Why doesn't sleep come along?
Come sleep, come quickly
Kanha for you does long.
Sometimes He closes His eyes
Sometimes His lips are aflutter.
Thinking He has fallen asleep
Yasoda stops her singing.
Awake still, He's up suddenly
Enjoying Yasoda's song.
Such joy as Yasoda feels
Is unattainable to the gods.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDCDCEFABDCGH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 416
Words 73
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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