For a Baby
This is my world
Yours and mine
And in our world
We make discoveries
Unveil sub-atomic stuff
More spirit than matter
Dust and ashes of the cosmos
Glinting bits and pieces
That all have memory
Yet we
Creatures of humanity
So complex
So confused
So convinced of our cleverness
Have no such memories
It takes a tiny thing
To trip us up
Tease us
And remind us
Of real sorrow
Great sadness
And loss
A sub-atomic spirit
Blips for a fraction of a second
Yet has memory
This lovely soul
Lived for an age
Some days long
Some days wide
A lifetime for a tiny being
A lifetime...
Long enough
To bring great tragedy
Long enough to inspire
Long enough to bring
An ache to the heart
And change lives forever
Long enough
To create the wafting breeze
Of the butterfly wing
That sets great whirlwinds into action
Knowing this
We thank you
And your mysterious maker
The giver and taker
We thank you
For your beautiful spirit
Your angel presence
Your spark of life
Born out of love
Reminding us
That energy
Cannot be destroyed
Only changed