Wonderless

Before Sleep

iamnotyourboyfriend:

As I lay down to sleep

May the guardian angel

Watch over me, 

Coaxing all my cares

To unravel into peace.

As darkness within

Is wed to darkness without, 

Freed from the weight of light, 

Let my eyes sleep, 

Relieved of all intensities.

Let my imagination

Trawl the compressed seas

To bless the dawn

With a generous catch

Of luminous dream. 

May this new night of rest 

Repair the wear of time

And restore youth of heart

For the adventure 

That waits tomorrow.

— John O’Donohue 

(Source: theheadandheart)