With nothing to do the rest of the day
I sat in the garden with my niece to play
We talked about turtles and her lucky ring
And she had so many questions on so many things.

Why does the sun set? Where does it go?
Kenny can make his ears wiggle, you know.
Do you want to see my magic whistle?
Did you also have one when you were little?

Do you know how to cast a sleeping spell?
Do wishes come true when wished on a well?
Then she told me stories of princes and kings
Of faraway castles and blue-fairy wings.

As darkness covered her pink-purple sky
She taught me this song she called "Rock-a-Bye"
She said it's what she sings when she cannot sleep
Because it's so much easier than counting sheep.

It's almost dinner, time to go inside,
I bent down to give her a piggy back ride
But she gave me a hug, and whispered instead,
You'll always be this little girl's best friend.