SMOOTH
Seemingly without tension
Moving through everything effortlessly
Centered on task always
On point without fail
Tyler glides through the day
He makes it look so easy
WINGS
For Ashley
"Welcome to my world" she seems to say
In the way she looks at you
Never giving everything away
Growing and gathering, holding her
Superpowers close, waiting to take flight
The Future Speaks
Say you are incredibly gifted,
that the world around is
far from form-fitting,
in fact it can be downright uncomfortable.
The way Josh moves tells me the
Future speaks to him now
and he listens
and moves accordingly.
PROMISE
Perhaps it's the way he
Rests easy wherever he is;
Others gather around.
Maybe it's his singular focus,
Intense and determined.
Safe to say, Lex has promise,
Evident in everything he does.
BEGIN
Both clever and courageous, and
Easy to like, Victor
Gains favor with his peers,
Imagines a future for himself,
Numbers the triumphs to come.
FOREVER
Feathery light and poised
Open to going beyond
Roundabouts don't confound
Even-tempered and solid
Veracious and vivid Natalee
Ever moving forward and up
Reaching for the higher place
The Center
Standing in the middle,
turning by degrees,
Sam is the center.
The full moon, round, white blaze
quiet, unhurried spin;
wheel and compass,
axis and reel.
**Inspirations**
"My Heart" by Billy Collins
"Autumn at Blenheim" by David Whyte
"Watching the Perseids" by Twyla M. Hansen
"Ailey, Baldwin, Floyd, Killens, and Mayfield" by Maya Angelou
"He Sapa Four" by Layli Long Soldier
"Karen, David, and I Stop Across the Street from the Pitti Palace" by Barbara Hamby
"Center" by Billy Collins
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