Mother Greets Newborn

Alan Harris

I see you have been

traveling through the universe

without a map again.

Welcome to earth, my friend.

I breathe on you with my eyes

and I hear you with my breast.

You squall and you squirm,

but you did come to this place,

and I opened the door,

so let's learn to be together.

As your first guide

on this strange planet,

I will introduce you to your body

and mine and everything else.

Let us proceed together now

as companions.

Earth is not a bad place to live.

There is much room here for love.

There, there, there....

Drink of the earth and sleep.

All