Here's a poem made by the poems you all brought for Teagan in honor of her naming ceremony. Thank you for your words, your grace and your love. May we all remember the power of our words and the presence of poetry in all we do. Teagan reminds us of such.
Your children are not your children.
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
A knowing spirit of love... Inspires all she meets.
A hive of honey bees I say, it's the fire in my eyes, the joy of my feet.
You may house their bodies but not their souls.
A friend fills life with beauty, joy and grace.
Trust those you have helped to help you in their turn.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
You're so true, be my friend
Teagan Teagan you're so cute, you're like a boot.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
Tus ojos brillan, dando celos a diamentes
Teagan Cay.
Trust your heart, and trust your story.
There is a worm at the heart of the tower; that is why is will not stand.
Ask for help. Grant forgiveness. Abandon intolerance.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
God's gift on a rainy night last May.
And Teagan replied...."nothing mother"
The journey is yours, the journey is yours. Angels watching over you, all day, all night
Be still long enough to hear your own leaves rustling.
Do not play at tug o' war.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
Remember your name.
