May you stand at your ease,
a creature to behold;
the sun on your face,
lit by a smile from within;
the land spread out before you,
its beauty matching your own.
May a trove of good wishes
fall upon your shoulders
and lighten your spirits.
May the day reward your good deeds,
the evening bring warm hopes for the future,
and the night a sound rest.
“On the Hudson River Near Irvington” – Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) c. 1866-70
