Cage Bloom

This is for you
Who has been gone a long time
Your whereabouts and what you did are unimportant

Me
I have been here
Within, but not hidden, among the Fern and Redwoods

How I love you in a way beyond measure

Boy of Sunshine
Boy of our Barrio
Boy of our Flatlands, Deep Sticks and Cold Rivers
Boy at the Mouth of the Bay
You are the Black Salmon Running
Some whisper and say you will not make it 
I know you will

Eye of laughter
Eye of many miles
Misunderstood
Boy of Good Heart
Who became a Man

You loved me in Rain Time you loved me in Sun Time
For this I will always remember