(written
for his brother who wanted "something less depressing –
with flowers and children laughing")
Ah,
let's dance a drunken Polka to the song of the great
Return!
Sing -- like the baby breathes, like the sea rises!
Earth circles around again,
Spring
carries us forward past
Another
February. Love opens
Into
the child's confidence, laughing
Like
they always will. Always will the
Sun
invite with familiar touch, kindling
Sparks
of summer coming long seconds diving
Into
the water's surprise, long minutes breathing
Deeper
in play, long hours of feeling sweet
Comfort
outside the usual four walls, longest
Days
of the year reminding us that
Life
is to make joy.
