My Sister’s Sleep

"My Sister's Sleep" is a poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti set during a long, quiet Christmas Eve vigil. A mother sits sewing by candlelight while her two children keep watch over their ailing sister, Margaret. The cold moon hangs outside, the fire dims, and midnight strikes — and with it comes a moment of unbearable stillness. Rossetti captures the fragile hush of a household suspended between hope and dread, where a mother's sudden turn and a brother's held breath say everything that cannot be spoken aloud.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-short-stories--6577582/support.