Arian

You shine Earth Boy
Your father of Air & Fire
Your smile lights up the night.

Your innocence & joy melt my heart
The essence of sweetness
curiously mixed with the motivations of the warrior
This moves in your being.

Who will you be
shining through those indigo eyes,
seeing beyond your years,
showing signs of the sage
even as you ask for words?

Bounce along, little one
be as a jumping bean
fresh from the pod.
Remind me what it feels like
to fly a kite to leap tall buildings
with a single bound.

Trust these arms to hold you gently,
to lead you freely
as your questioning wonder
causes me to see again
with the eyes of a child.

Written by Meg Anderson at the Open Mic poetry & Music night
at Beanstreets coffee shop in Asheville NC