Notes About The Poem
"First Steps" painting by Vincent van Gogh, 1890
FIRST STEPS-In Honor of Fathers on Father's Day
The garden glows with that soft,
van Gogh kind of morning~
light shimmering on the edges of things,
as if the world is holding its breath
for a small miracle.
A child lifts one foot,
then the other,
arms reaching forward
like a tiny pilgrim
crossing the distance
between fear and trust.
The father kneels,
hands open, steady,
a harbor waiting
for the smallest ship
ever to brave the sea of grass.
Behind them,
the mother watches~
her posture half-prayer,
half-release~
knowing this is how
letting go begins.
And the child,
caught in that golden hush,
takes the step that changes everything~
a step toward the future,
toward the father’s warmth,
toward the life that will unfold
one footfall at a time.
And in this quiet turning of the world,
paint becomes life~
a small child stepping into tomorrow,
a father opening his arms to meet it,
their lives unfolding in soft, bright increments~
each step a promise that love
moves us farther than fear ever could.
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