The Christening Morning

the birthday
the deathday
the livingday,

today
mothers
nature
gave
him,

birth
and death
and living,

now
flesh
carries
tradition,

happily
fulfilling
family
planning,

a little
living
history,

a little
dying
future,

his
childish
smile
chooses,

all eyes
are blessed,

we applaud,
complement
the service
and carry on,

drinking until
unconscious
morning
chooses us
to live.




JGH(C)2004