Wonderful – Harry Baker
- A Poem by Harry Baker
- Feb 3
- 2 min read
May you always picture where you are as where you’re meant to be
May you take in your surroundings like you visited especially
We all end up in the soil eventually
So, may you carry such goodness that it nourishes for centuries
May you see life as a show and may the entry fee be empathy, sat front row with an empty seat for friends in need
And when you’re on form, be generous and spread the energy
And when you’re not sure, be gentle with yourself and don’t forget to breathe
You need not be defined by your many feet, you are not a centipede
There is a joy in doing some things terribly
May you share bruise and bruises, and may you do this tenderly you are the most improved you that has ever been
Of all the words you’ll ever hear, remember these, life is too short to eat celery, life is too long to feed jealousy, and life is likely just the right length to need therapy
May you be seriously silly
May you be wickedly kind
May you be brilliantly dumb sometimes and yet stupidly bright
May you certainly have doubts
May your weirdness be the norm
May the coolest thing about you be your warmth
May you be powerfully vulnerable or at least mightily soft
May you be a contradiction and yet at the same time not
And whether you are any, none or all of the above
Above all may you know that you are loved
May you understand that it’s okay to change your mind
And thank you in advance for all the ways you’re changing mine
May you always make room for playfulness, it may just save your life
And trust, whatever makes your heart grow cannot be a waste of time
It may not make you money, it may not even make sense, but if it makes you happy it is worth it
in the end and it is worth it at the time and it deserves your very best
You were never too busy to catch your breath
Just as you cannot be in traffic without being traffic
Life is not something that you are stuck in while it happens
There is more in you than you can possibly imagine
The very fact that you exist makes everything a bit more magic
And when it all feels too much
There is little you can do but you still see the best in people and may people include you
May one thing match the gravity of all you’ve ever done
This wonderful reality
The best is yet to come.
