Merced, on Birthday Morning
May 6, 2022
Merced, on Birthday Morning
By Amba Gale
Hello, Merced
you green flowing graceful Queen
of all the rivers,
sunlight sparkling like jewels
on your robe of green,
glowing
with your laughter through my childhood,
sewing
all my younger days with gladness,
growing with me,
as I lean into life.
May I flow, like you,
Surprised, joyful, delighted
by the currents carrying me
to my own sea.
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