Hidden Dragons

Hidden Dragons

Five minutes in the park
Maximum, for her to make a friend
Boy, girl, age no barrier
Chasing, spinning, swinging Pied Piper
She leads they follow her
Real talent for friendship evident
Easy child equable
Natural mediator, she plays
More childlike than her years
More diplomatic than her peers

From her birth delighting
With the simple brightness of her ways
But trouble now beginning
Sudden sadness, puzzled she confides
Childhood glow now fading
Darker moments surely lie in wait
May she keep her own light
Burnished, in her daily dragon fights
As letting go we prove
Our love, and strong in truth she grows

The Levels Park, Brighton, June 22nd 2009, for Lily