My ritual

My ritual is

To look in my mother’s eyes

To learn from my fathers steps

To wonder at the world

Before words get their grip

My ritual is

To learn from the given books

To find my place in rank

To know science and no God

Before I wander in the world

My ritual is

To worship my wife

To look in my children’s eyes

To work for it all

Before it passes so quick

My ritual is

To cherish my life

To fight with the devil

To defend it all

Before the end

My ritual is

To enjoy my peace

To be back where I began

To be and not be

Before eternity rests