The beautiful one

I wonder sometimes what your version of beauty will be
Will you marvel at sunsets behind bright red mountains?
The kind that you find in the place you were born
Or will you dream of marrying the sea?
And love all its waves, its ever-changing moods
Perhaps you’ll feel at home amongst the big crowds
And laugh your best laughs in human filled spaces
Will you challenge your maker, and call him many names?
As you explore the planet from one sky to another
Until you return home to a place we call God
Will you grow up to love the laughter of children?
And ask me one day about yourself as a child
To which I will tell you, you’re still the most precious of them all
I wonder sometimes what your version of beauty will be?
But oh when I watch you sing and dance like a bird
I know music will follow you wherever you go
And I know that you, little love, will always be beautiful
Like the dew of heaven, at midnight, in spring.