Little One

Little one, the morning sun
Is breaking through those heavy clouds
Little one, is that where you’re from?
Why did you choose us, why did you choose now?

Little one, there’s no practice run
For showing you the ropes
Little one, you’ll crawl, walk, then run
Tripping on those ticking tropes

Together
We will measure
Wistful whims and weather
Stash stones, sticks and feathers
And treasure
Our time
Together

Little one, wait till you see the sun
There’s a whole wide world with bated breath
Waits for you, those songbirds flew
And landed in your tiny nest

Little one, oh you’ll be stunned
By the color and the throbbing life
Little one, our hearts are parts of the same one
Even after we turn out the lights

Together
We’ll grow stronger
Our shifting shadows longer
The world will whet your hunger
You’ll wonder
Whether
The pieces fit
Together

You’re a rainbow in the nighttime
You’re the sight restored to the blind
I’m the canary in the coal mine
Screaming out the warning signs
To keep you safe
I just can’t wait to glimpse your little face

I’ll hold you close and tender
Hum you tunes and help you render
That topsy-turvy fender-bender
Of molecules and misremembered
Days and dreams
And I know we’re more than huffs and puffs of steam
You’ll see this world is much more than it seems

I promise you will fall in love
With the worms below and the stars above
With the grass and the hills and the trees
With the simple hope in all the complexity