On this day, when the sky powders down love
in its most tender colors, let us sit on the tree’s
highest branches and bask in its song. Let us hear
its notes waft down, surrounding every twig,
every limb, every eye and beak and feather.
Let us watch as every being below feels
Its soft caress. And when our hearts are brimming
with its splendid, endless joy, let us fly forth,
singing its song.