I recently came upon this poem by
Jane Hirschfield and I was totally taken by it.
Perhaps you will be, too!
A Blessing for Wedding
Today
when persimmons ripen
Today
when fox-kits come out of their den into snow
Today
when the spotted egg releases its wren song
Today
when the maple sets down its red leaves
Today
when windows keep their promise to open
Today
when fire keeps its promise to warm
Today
when someone you love has died
or
someone you never met has died
Today
when someone you love has been born
or
someone you will not meet has been born
Today
when rain leaps to the waiting of roots in their dryness
Today
when starlight bends to the roofs of the hungry and tired
Today
when someone sits long inside his last sorrow
Today
when someone steps into the heat of her first embrace
Today,
let this light bless you
With
these friends let it bless you
With
snow-scent and lavender bless you
Let
the vow of this day keep itself wildly and wholly
Spoken
and silent, surprise you inside your ears
Sleeping
and waking, unfold itself inside your eyes
Let
its fierceness and tenderness hold you
Let
its vastness be undisguised in all your days
― Jane Hirshfield, Come, Thief
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