For Astrid

 I would braid you a thousand daisy chains

Into a dress of petals and sunlight

I would place a thousand more in your hair

So that they would be starlight in its soft night

Can I show you the stars for the first time?

We will name each constellation and consider their nature

Can you teach me the true names of each animal and plant?

Starting with Bailey, of course

And when we build the universe new again, 

Just for our eyes

And wrap our hands in the pieces of the universe

That are silent, and we tell them our stories