For Julia

Little rose, did you know

that god grows as you grow

and love holds you in sunlight

and shelters you, close

as a heart to a soul.

Little rose, listen close,

for god already knows

when you'll bloom, and your colors

bright, bold, or serene--

god has seen all your seasons

from darkness to dreams

and he planted your seed,

and he waters your roots,

and as you grow, little soul,

know that god grows in you.