Here There Be Tygers!

Here There Be Tygers!

You know my dearest wish for you?
    That you can make your dreams come true!
That you'll bring forth your soul and mind
to cause your myst'ries to unwind.
    For darkest clouds
    and deepest fears
    both rain-
    and hold-
    the coldest tears!
So I pray for you nights and days,
to find new strengths, and learn new ways.
    To think new thoughts-
    to break new ground-
    to build your own world
                    Flat or Round!

For as you conquer each new turn,
and seek new paths from which to learn,
face toward the sun,
set high your sails-
    And grab those Tygers
    by their tails!


(For my daughter, when she was 5 years old!