Please, no more tears, he softly said

Let’s try a little smile instead

We’ll wipe that sadness off your face

Just mop it dry, leave not a trace

So don’t you fret your pretty head

 

And if your dreams dark thoughts have fed

I’ll help you meet the day ahead

With confidence, and strength and grace

Please, no more tears

 

With that he tucked her into bed

A bedtime story then he read

Then soothed the hair back into place

But left the light on, just in case

And whispered ‘Goodnight sleepyhead,

Please, no more tears’