And so, Salaam !

And so, Salaam!

to the latest member

of our happy clan,

gathered here

to welcome you to this:

our brave new world,

or perhaps

to welcome

brave new you

to this old world.

And truth be told

it will be you

who teaches us

in your bold

innocence;

rooted as you are

in bonds of love.

For as an old man said

in some old book:

‘A little child

shall lead them…’

in the realm

of the Holy Mountain,

as the waters

cover the sea.

Tread firmly then

and lead us with

this single step today,

and seize each day

as if it were your first.

And you will forever

live in us

and we in you,

Karibu!

Welcome! Slange!

And so…Salaam!

27th XI 2012

John H Davies