The Birth Chant of the Macca

O, fertile man and fertile woman, what luck have we here                                                 To be with child is near an impossibility, but yet you are                                                 Each of you have been returned a favor                                                 From a time long ago                                                 Each of you must have led discouraging lives                                                 From a time long ago                                                 Each of you may have been demented                                                 From a time long ago                                                 Each of you are receiving repayment                                                 From a time long ago                                                 How else can the Macca explain this sudden blessing                                                 There was a time when near all were childless                                                 But yet, Annidoe bears child                                                 There was a time when near all were parentless                                                 But yet, you both will be parents                                                 There was a time when survival seemed hopeless                                                 But yet, you give hope of a survival                                                 There was a time when children were held in darkness                                                 But yet, your child will be raised in light                                                 Covet your child!  It is tomorrow's leader!                                                 Covet your child!  It is tomorrow's healer!                                                 Covet your child!  It is tomorrow's protector!                                                 Covet your child!  For it is the future.........                                                 I give you now the understanding of the Macca                                                 For, understanding you will need                                                 Child raising is often difficult, and hard to understand                                                 I give you now the sensitivity of the Macca                                                 Children are difficult, and it's often hard to be sensitive                                                 I give you now the patience of the Macca                                                 For you will need abundant patience in the years to come                                                 But, there is one thing I need not give you; that is love                                                 For, to love your child will be natural                                                 Rejoice!  A new one is on the way!                                                 Rejoice!  Your lives will forever be different!                                                 Rejoice!  This birth further cements your marriage                                                 Rejoice!  You have no further worlds to conquer                                                 There is nothing grander in life than the giving of life itself,                                                 And this you have done!                                                 Celebrate, and be kind to your enemies, for they are not so blessed.                                                 And remember; a child is molded by it's childhood;                                                 So be you kind and considerate to your child.                                                 To do other than that, is to put our very existence at risk!                                                 SO SAYS THE MACCA!!!!!!! Written March 1st, 2001 © on Jun 17 2001 11:28 AM PST, Brazos Mason   0 • 13