When I lay quiet still at night in bed,
And thinking of the things that filled my day,
I’m sometimes sad because I think instead
Of all the games that I forgot to play:
Then down my nose there runs a little tear
For precious playthings hidden in the night,
My favorite soft and fluffy teddy bear
I wish that I could hug and snuggle tight:
Then missing all the missed things in the dark
My sadness circles heavy in my head
But when a little moan escapes my heart
You come to me and sit beside my bed.
Now with your gentle hand upon my cheek
Your love fills every corner of my sleep.

Glo/NaPoWriMo Day 27 prompt has offered the challenge to write a “remix” of a Shakespearean sonnet. Here is my remix of Sonnet 30 written from the perspective of a child. I tried to use simple language so that it might also be easily read as a children’s bedtime story.