Softly

For LH
 
You come, softly spoken,
 softly moving
as a zephyr breeze at dusk 
stirs and settles, without ado;
you walk the earth communing 
softly, at home with its elements,
their fruitfulness and offspring,
with the midwifery of your art 
and collective beingness;
mindbody the gorgeous instrument
to strum:
to toss up yummy salads,
make tea, wash up;
tell bedtime stories,
nurturing your garden allotment
 along with children, students, mates, as well as kith and kin. 
It is a good day when you come by!
jumping into rivers,
enabling the oldies
listening so well
 - at ease with silence. 
 
I rejoice in you!
My auntly fairy wish for you:
to walk lightly on the land
live radiant and empathically 
in each moment.
Shine upon and with each face
 you see and think of -
with all that surrounds you:
the creepie crawlies, the legged, finned and winged critters
the creatures of our dreams
who co-inhabit and create with us
and those that squiggle out of your pen and mind. 
And the trees.
.
May your be ever inspired and inspiring 
abreast of the racing times
steady and balanced, 
wide-eyed yet savvy, carrying the legacy of new expression
with or without acclaim
along with the earthy modesty and sense of your genome, gifts
and winter solstice heritage .
Attagirl! Attalife! Atta-everymoment!
 


May