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
