Spirit Child

For Cerri's graduation from Liberty School,
Blue Hill, Maine
15 June 2007

Cerridwen Elektra--
Light-stepping daughter, fairy cloud nymph, bright goddess child,
rider of rainbows, believer in magic, keeper of wisdom, seeker of truth--

You speak from the voice feminine, with spirit true and heart bountiful.
You bound through life with confidence, grace and clear vision.
Like summer songbirds, spring frogs or fireflies at dusk,
you bring sweet sound and soft light to all you meet.
You claim yourself, yet open that self to others,
speaking truth with loving kindness and seeking knowledge
with a curiosity born of brilliant joy of learning.

You stand on the edge of uncertainty with a clear understanding
that all that you are is enough to sustain all that you will become.

You are spirit child.

There is a place for you in the house of joy.
Go firmly into that future, in shades of red with spangles,
knowing you carry with you heartsong from us all.