houses love you this house loves you

every room croons your name

like all rooms in all houses previously

we have occupied so much space

together - your orange fridge and i -

as you move from beneath one roof

to below the next - each one vies

for you more than the one before

all you say becomes a wisdom

all you do becomes an offering

all you think becomes you.

i am blown away by the flame that pours

from walls and flows down stairs 

of this haven this harbour

that watches over us while trailing you

we move in your shadow

guided by your sure footed step

on these playful floors that love your cat and you

these bathrooms that breathe your name

and gardens that green and grow for you

goddess of all that is touched by your big hands