From this day a tree will grow
In a garden, where we’ll go
Each year to watch the blossoms bloom
And gather with our friends
And as this tree, it grows and spreads
It’s blossomed bowers overhead
We will look back on this day
To where it all began

We gather here with blessings
For the children of this garden
From this day, this tree and they
Will share this sacred ground
And we will watch with warmth and love
As these children grow
And evolve with all the magic, joys and sorrows
That abound

Taiji, Warrior of Peace
Child with great connection
To the natural world around you
We wish for evermore
That nature brings you nurture
That your journeys bring you all
The wonder and compassion
That life has in store

Kayo, Child of Fragrant World
Girls at life’s beginning
Whose light and conscious presence
Did radiate from the start 
We wish for you a life of love
Adventure and of learning
Of peace and magic, joy and dreams
And all that sets apart

From this day a tree will grow
In a garden, where we’ll go
Each year to watch the blossoms bloom
Remembering this day
And as this tree, it grows and spreads
It’s boughs and blossoms overhead
The children of this garden
Will sing and dance and play

© Kacey Patrick 2010