sweet sixteen (for kao) behold : a child, awakening wanders the landscape of discovering creation story, living dream walking graceful on the balance beam dressing up and stepping out this jitterbug’s gonna twist and shout rocking a little, roll along singing out loud to a favorite song sweet sixteen kick off your shoes go out dancing to the steps you choose life arises in a single breath go on out and discover the rest gonna live, gonna love sweet sixteen my only child : awakening learning to fly, go try those wings mostly rising, sometimes fall know for sure you want to have it all so take it in and sort it out what a wonder to wonder about singing, dancing, setting free becoming all you were born to be sweet sixteen the time is right take the reins and hold on tight test the waters, jump right in these days will never come again only once, only now sweet sixteen find a passion that is clear and true your heart will know if it’s right for you so alive when you feel that fire Spirit lifts you higher and higher higher and higher sweet sixteen take your chance joy in youthful exuberance life arises every single breath go on out and discover the rest gonna learn, gonna turn sweet sixteen rjh 1jan2010
