Tomorrow is your birthday––
The first day of your life.
You will awake
Wearing a sacred robe
In your mother's arms
Near the cradle of your beginning.
One lesson she will have for you––
Two words
she will share with you––
Then, she will whisper
Softly in your ear
So you will never forget...
“Love life.”
Love life,
And all that you desire in
This time and time hereafter
You will have,
You will cherish.
You will have what you dream for
By the strength of your will
And the gentleness of your being.
You will have all you need
In earth's sweet time,
In harvest time,
Exactly what you need, when you need it
In your life.
Always you will have the loveliness
Of every day––
The dawn flowers and daisies
Starlight and twilight.
You will have the work for your hands
Which fits the grasp of your ambition,
Confident knowledge, and
Power enough to fix your mark
Where you will.
Children you will bear
Out of the depths of your female nature
Out of the fire of your truest love.
All this you will have
In fulfillment of your life's desire...
And somewhere, near the center of your heart,
Very warm to your breast,
There will be a man
Who will be your friend,
Hold your hand,
Share your life.
These things he will do
Because he loves you very much
And has learned
The purest lesson of them all...
Love life.