You Were the New Light

Dawn had broken, and you softly cried,

Tiny hands, still unaware of time.

The weight of the world was too much to bear,

And in you, the world faded into air.

I watched you like an ancient mirror,

In you, both past and future grew clearer.

Our fathers’ voices whispered near,

And the spirit of our kin still walks with you there.

You were the new light we longed to see,

The fresh beginning, like the springtime breeze.

Our timeless hope came to rest in you,

So we may live on in your memories too.

Your little feet don’t wander far,

But they will find where time-worn meadows are.

You carry the past like a tender song,

Whispered by trees where the winds belong.

Your ancestors’ dreams now walk your way,

Where ancient stories and secrets stay.

The blood we bear begins to weep,

And the winds now tear the voice we keep.

You were the new light we longed to see,

A dawn on the edge of a dark old sea.

All our dreams were told to you,

And through your soul, eternity sang true.

And maybe still, beneath these skies,

We earn a chance before hope dies.

A spark remains where dreams take flight—

Our hearts will rest, and all will be right.