A Prayer of Surprise
(for my children)
May the sun always rise for you,
May the moon always motion
in the pools of your eyes.
Be surprised.
May the dawn always dance for you
in the colors of clouds
that deepen to white
when the smoke of the night
lifts the seams of its shroud
exposing your eyes to the robin's egg sky.
Be surprised.
May the flights of small birds
make mosaics of light
like a whisper of words
spoken at night
that flash into song
when you dream when you wake
may they scatter and shake
in the music's delight.
Be surprised.
by Paul Totah