I wish I could gather

all the little ones

into the vast arms of the universe

where they could jump on trampolines made of billowy clouds,

where they could roll down grassy knolls with their laughter singing to the stars,

where all the drama and the trauma would evaporate into the air

and become sparkling stardust landing on their eager smiling faces

making them laugh

and telling them

you are safe

you are loved

you are precious droplets of joy

I wish 

I pray

for all the little ones

may they be blessed

may they be annointed

with ceaseless love

 

(Dedicated to all the little ones on the planet, those who I have met and love, those who I will never meet, those who lived only briefly before they flew away into the arms of Love.)