Overread at the Counter: May You Always

typed by a manual typewriter on a thinskinned, somewhat yellowing piece of paper, the woodgrains in the paper and the slight offset type indicates probably late-sixties, possible even seventies, when this poem was written.

May You Always

 

May you always be safe
May you always be strong
May you always find footholds
When the path is so long
 
May you always be free
May you always find love
May you always find sleep
With clear stars above
 
May you always be brave
May you always have friends
Who will stand right beside you
In cold winter winds

May you always be meek
May you always be mild
May your imagination
Always run wild
 
May you always be brave
May you always be true
May you always be sure of
My love for you
 
May you always be sure of
My love for you.