Lullaby

A tender meditation on sleep and sanctuary, Louisa May Alcott's 'Lullaby' distills the quiet magic of a mother\'s voice at dusk. In just a few stanzas, the poem wraps the reader in the age-old ritual of rocking a child toward dreams, its gentle rhythm mimicking the sway of a cradle. Alcott, better known for her novels of feisty independence, reveals here a softer vulnerability, a poet who understood that strength can live in gentleness. The verses carry the warmth of candlelight and the hush of a house settling at nightfall. Whether read as a lullaby to be sung or a poem to be savored, this is a small gem that captures a universal moment: the sacred ordinary of putting someone you love to rest.