I Wish You…
Be a Circle
by Mark Nepo
I wish you the ability to breathe
after pain, to begin again, though
nothing else seems possible.
I wish you resilience: to part like
the ocean and accept like the sky.
I wish you survival: to take in life
like a trapped miner finding an
airhole and praising it as God.
I wish you courage: to ask of
everything you meet, “What
bridge are we?”
I wish that the kindness-that-you-
are can brighten your way,
like orange leaves falling
about the face of a doe.
I wish you endless journey
that seldom appears
as we imagine.
I wish you curiosity: to make
a boat of wonder and an
oar of gratitude.