In our new life
we will reclaim celebration.
It will be as frequent as our days,
as individual as our loves,
spontaneous songs and hugs and dance,
gifts that arise in the moment
Our paths will be constructed
so we come together
as a matter of course,
and we will rejoice
because we see each other,
we will be glad
because we are seen.
Our celebrations will not be
a distant gleam of hope
to sustain us through dark
and weary months.
Each day will be royal —
Even our work
will be full of light,
and each of us, each day, will be
cause for delight.
©Wendy Mulhern
December 22, 2013