One Day

one day..

one day all of the things I've hoped for will be right before my eyes.

when I wake and see them

I will immediately pray:

"Dear God, Lord, Jah, Jehovah, Yeshua, Almighty, Denzel,

(Whatever I might call him then, it seems the cool thing now-a-days to switch between names)

Thank you for my fruit

I love the way it tastes and it is growing so fine

and its true the apples don't fall far

for they are just like their dad

but they have my smile

and thank you for all the noise

and all the broken glass

we clean it always right away

no mess in this garden

no, it is where we play

naked all through the day

we know each other in this Eden

we respect each other in this Eden

and we invite others to play

and thank you for tree trunk

we are so strong

the one that broke tho

we use that stump as a table now

we eat dinner there so that we always reunite at our roots

at the heart of the ones that fell down so that we may stand and break bread

we break bread on their back

and sometimes the cat climbs the other tree and when we can't reach him

we stand on the shoulders of the stump

it is always there

and thank you for the river that passes just along the back fence

we drink there

sunbathe in your rays

skip rocks

teaching the small ones just how to do it right

we wanna make sure they're prepared for life.

thank you for all the fruit.

it's never been so sweet

and I will do my best to keep it growing for my grand kids.

hands together and bowing in thanks,

Jacqueline Naami"