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IslamicPoemsForChildren, page : 51
I said my prayers then snuggled up in bed
pulling the sheets around my head.
Outside the wind howled with its biting chill
whilst the clock ticked away the minutes, until
at last I drifted off to sleep
till the light of dawn through my window did creep.
I rubbed my eyes and said my prayer -
when I drew the curtains I just stood and stared
everywhere was cloaked in purest white
as snow flakes danced - what a breath-taking sight!
The snow flakes whirled about like a dervish dance
as I watched the wind toss them they seemed to chant,
pulling the sheets around my head.
Outside the wind howled with its biting chill
whilst the clock ticked away the minutes, until
at last I drifted off to sleep
till the light of dawn through my window did creep.
I rubbed my eyes and said my prayer -
when I drew the curtains I just stood and stared
everywhere was cloaked in purest white
as snow flakes danced - what a breath-taking sight!
The snow flakes whirled about like a dervish dance
as I watched the wind toss them they seemed to chant,