May you be inscribed in
the Book of Life
May you grow
strong and sweet
and take
good Husbands
and Wives

May your gardens grow
green and bear you much
fruit, yield
oranges and apricots
and vines of grapes with
deep healthy roots

May your sons
and daughters keep
dear your traditions
and stories and
into the World
secure and curious
set afoot

May their paths
intertwine through
out their lives
May they ride horses
and swim in pure lakes
walk by the sea and in
the meadows gather flowers
for fragrant teas

And may sweet music
come to your ears

May you be there
for each other to comfort
the aches and the pains
and may the New Year
bring honey from fine
combed hives
and may you gather
together to
Celebrate Life

the apache kid