Walk In Beauty

May you always walk in beauty.
May your body find its grace.
May your eyes be filled with wonder
and your tongue with pleasant taste.
May your mornings all be hopeful,
and your evenings all be free.
May you always walk in beauty
however far you walk from me.

May you hear the songs of songbirds
and see visions filled with doves.
May you never speak the wrong words
to the ones you try to love.
May the hurt I’ve caused you settle
into a distant memory.
May you always walk in beauty
however far you walk from me.

May your lifetime be a garden
that blooms a hundred years.
May your good heart never harden.
May you not be stopped by your fears.
May you never look back sadly
on the way things had to be.
May you always walk in beauty
however far you walk from me.

Tam Lin