a simple prayer


his feet cracked, red
and worn

from the long and lonely walk
into this life

his mother’s hand
a sister’s touch

may he be warm
may he be safe


may he be held

Fisher Chambers Fink, born March 20, 2022; 9lbs 5 oz.

Welcome grandson…

And on a similar note, from Czeslaw Milosz, Forget:

” a grandson and a great grandson are born…you stand at the threshold mute”

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2001/12/20/forget/

To revisit the recent series of Lineage Poems:

First Lineage Poem–https://oldbonesnewsnow.com/2022/01/09/a-joyful-noise-root-music-of-the-heartland/

And the Final Lineage Poem: https://oldbonesnewsnow.com/2022/03/20/a-joyful-circle-the-final-lineage-poem/