Charm to soothe an ailing child

Hush Poppet, sleep tight !
And Little Nanny Buttoncup will come to you tonight.
She’ll bring you three wishes from the King of all the Fishes
And one from Mother Mary and one from Queen of Fairy. And when you awake at tomorrow’s morn
You’ll see three golden birds as the new day is born
And blessed you’ll be with three Golden Words
And the sun will smile on you and on land and on sea
And blessed you’ll be. So Hush Poppet, sleep tight !
And Little Nanny Buttoncup will come to you tonight.

Repeat this charm with a circular motion until the child falls asleep.
This charm uses ancient linguistic notions of rhythm and rhyme, alliteration and repetition of key sounds. From Claire Nahmad’s ‘Earth Magic’

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