And then she said, “Rise,

get up out of bed and stretch yourself

to greet the day…

With the finest ingredients

make your favorite dishes and

serve yourself

on the china you save

for the special ones…

Pull on that dress, put on those shoes

you only wear to feel

like magic and scent yourself

with the fragrance you save

in the drawer you never

open…

Go now, quickly

to where the music plays

and dance to your favorite songs,

watch the beauty of

the moon rising in a sky

you’ve never seen before and

let yourself laugh,

arms and heart open wide

in a celebration

of you.”