“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, and He delights in his way.”
All around were arms outstretched:
protective mommy’s in release,
daddy’s waiting to receive,
baby’s eagle-spread for balance
lurching over the carpet ocean,
toy boat tossed by unseen waves,
actor-captured staggering drunk
by the improvising year-old boy
tacking toward the harbor-father’s
cheering voice’s tremulous joy.