For Angela

I hope,

As some things slow
    and pause at this time of year;

And as we focus, again,
On what matters most,
What we love,
And what we would do to keep it close,

That you find every star
That you've launched into the dark
Every hope
Every gift of love that you make
With such clear love and generosity —
I hope that each one shines back.

Shines back so brightly that
    each day when this 
Tiny place finds its space
In the grace of the sun,
That you have so many bright days this summer. 

Days that, despite the season 
    or the hours that follow,
Give you so much to return back to.

To remind you of all the great things you are;

All the great things you do;

And all the great things that you have made.