On the Night you were Born by Nancy Tillman
On the night you were born,
The moon smiled with such wonder
That the stars peeked in to see you
And the night wind whispered,
Life will never be the same.
Because there had never been anyone like you
ever in the world.
So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain
That they whispered the sound of your wonderful name.
It sailed through the farmland
High on the breeze
Over the ocean
And through the trees
Until everyone heard it
And everyone knew
Of the one and only ever you.
Not once had there been such eyes,
Such a nose,
Such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes.
When the polar bears heard,
They danced until dawn.
From faraway places,
The geese flew home.
The moon stayed up until
Morning next day.
And none of the ladybugs flew away.
So whenever you doubt just how special you are
And you wonder who loves you, how much and how far,
Listen for geese honking high in the sky.
(Theyre singing a song to remember you by.)
Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo.
(Its because theyve been dancing all night for you!)
Or drift off to sleep to the sound of the wind.
(Listen closely
its whispering your name again!)
If the moon stays up until morning one day,
Or a ladybug lands and decides to stay,
Or a little bird sits at your window awhile,
Its because theyre all hoping to see you smile
For never before in story or rhyme
(not even once upon a time)
Has the world ever known a you, my friend,
And it never will, not ever again
Heaven blew every trumpet
And played every horn
On the wonderful, marvelous
Night you were born.