Be careful what you put upon your children’s nursery walls,
For, often, in the wee small hours, it can scare the child, who bawls,
Frightened by the towering forms of powerful, dangerous beasts
Who stalk the dreams of sleeping children, looking for midnight feasts.
Likewise, when you read stories, before you tuck them in.
To make them too adventurous should be a mortal sin.
If you want them to slumber, peacefully, it would be wise
To send them off with tranquil tales. That’s what I would advise.
For their imagination does not need to be inflamed
By dragons and other monsters and the maidens they have claimed.
Do not give them ammunition for their nightmarish dreams.
Instead, be sure to calm them down with rainbows and sunbeams.
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