Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Ace @ 8


What do you make of an eight month old?
What pillars of our ethnic paradigm  
Will support or confine Allesia’s path  
Through the rapidly changing terrain?

The stars are strongly aligned:
A home replete with love, 
A roof, and a dog.
But what of the child?

Which of the parental predispositions will she share?
The need to work?
Their cleverness?
Their love of the game?

Ace, will the day begin with song?
What will you think of the flower
That complements your day?
Will you run because you can?

Those of us who will witness 
This stream of epiphanies 
Will delight in your discoveries
And little begrudge the inevitable evolution. 

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