to be read aloud
It is [insert current date and time]
on the Day you were Born
the Sky was moving at dawn
animals and babies
welcomed you
hello!
with open arms
Trees waved
from the tip
of a breeze
and leaves
fell
in
through a window
Shadow
played
across from you
like a Reflection
Missing Color
the sun
beyond
her shadow
before you
Trees were Leaving
you Moved.
No matter where you come from
or where you have gone
No matter what you look like
or how you move From,
The day were born
You are loved
You are seen
By me
May you feel it
And may you reach for your joy
in the Light
in the Dark
of the day you were born.
– excerpt of poetry by nicole garlando, 2019
image: screen shot from clip by nicole garlando
Cole G 