We named you: “The Lord has Provided”
You came so fast
They couldn’t see you
A flicker
Caught in the light of The Firstborn
The merging of two cultures
Europe meets Africa
Passive meets Aggressive

But you would not die down
Your flicker became a beacon
strong as Number One
never second

Life came easy for you
Smart, conscious, beautiful
One act of passion
birthed The Gift

Perhaps, it was the timing
Working backward from the end
Easter, the resurrection, new life
to the beginning
Christmas, Hannukah, Solstice
Festivals of Light

Raine on Tenneh
Reign over your queendom
with laughter and love
quick to share
slow to judge
Light birthing Life
You were never second
Always a queen

The Lord has Provided a Queen