Not my fave, but I like it. What do you think?

Question:Via Tarot

PAGE OF SWORDS

I let them sleep,
unaware
of darker things
than night.
I guard their dreams,
happily,
knowing them blessed
to be locked away
from the realities
of their world.

They say
I am so young,
but I have seen
more than they
shall ever know
exists.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Via Tarot

PAGE OF SWORDS

I let them sleep,
unaware
of darker things
than night.
I guard their dreams,
happily,
knowing them blessed
to be locked away
from the realities
of their world.

They say
I am so young,
but I have seen
more than they
shall ever know
exists.

This is superb. It makes wading through all the crap on this website worth the effort. Thank you.

i like it!!!
not my fave either
but i still like it
i prefer poems with more of a rhythm and rhyms
but this ones still good!!!!!!!

Oooo I love this one! Great read! The beginning is beautifully written! A great read

I let them sleep,
unaware
of darker things
than night.---> a mother to her children?
I guard their dreams,
happily,
knowing them blessed
to be locked away
from the realities
of their world.---> the mother withholds secrets from them; secrets of the harshness of the world that they live in, yet the children are ignorant and unaware of these secrets and the mother's action

They say
I am so young,
but I have seen
more than they
shall ever know
exists.

Ok, now I'm not so sure about the mother thing. And I can't quite link the overall piece to "swords". Last stanza kind of stumps me, have to admit.

Really is this what the page of swords means? I would never guess that...The images of a knight sitting in front of a door in a castle guarding someone as they sleep won't leave my mind... He is young and brave he would have to be..Protecting someone isn't an easy thing to do is it? If you are uninjured you can be hit at anytime by anyone.
It is the same surprise as when touching cold water...

the guard knows whats at stake for all.

Did you mean for the Page to sound so cocky, or is that the reason it is not one of your favourites? Perhaps if you reversed the two stanzas and re-worded a bit; by not finishing with the declarative statement of superiority--truth not withstanding--you can make this poem less of a blunt instrument and more of portrait.

I was distracted by the first part of the question box. You, the writer, lessened the works value by saying it wasn't you fav... It isn't a big deal but, subconsciously, it will not get as many honest answers after that.

As far as the poem goes, it makes me want to look closer to that card... Well done my Whisper sister.