like the first dawn
after a thousand endless nights
seeing the ties
that were so long invisible
my experience has sweetened
a reflection found within the face of one
has expanded beyond
these now dropped expectations
into every face i greet with love
unique and blessed rythmns
coarse through me
and i dance with childlike joy and wonder
my mother
my father
my sister
my brother
my lover
my friend
my teacher
you are all part of my ever growing
... family ... heart ... and journey back into the center of everything
~ danielle helen ray dickson
