Lullaby
Ilya Kaminsky
Little daughter
rainwater
Snow and branches protect you
whitewashed walls
and neighbors’ hands all
Child of my Aprils
little earth of
six pounds
my white hair
keeps your sleep lit
Lullaby
Ilya Kaminsky
Little daughter
rainwater
Snow and branches protect you
whitewashed walls
and neighbors’ hands all
Child of my Aprils
little earth of
six pounds
my white hair
keeps your sleep lit