A Spell for Starlynn

SPELL FOR STARLYNN

Accio! Starlynn, come open your heart
to all that is lovely
and hold that to your self.
Motherless girls in this world
must unearth what is holy, what is true,
must hold themselves to that.


Reparo! Starlynn, remember that
even if broken your heart
has guidance that is true
and wisdom that is lovely.
Never surrender to this world
one facet of your precious self.


Lumos! Starlynn, enlighten your self
with farragos of stories that
only you can carry to the world.
Stories to scald the heart
and teach what is lovely
and reveal what is true.


Quietus! Starlynn, find that silence true
to the inner music of your self.
Music so pure, so lovely,
so like God's voice that
fat with gratitude your heart
can conjure magic in this world.


Impedimenta! Starlynn, bind this world.
Bind what is ugly, unleash what is true.
Hold only love in your heart.
Find only beauty in your self.
Hold yourself to that.
To the good, the noble, the lovely.


Expecto Patronum! Starlynn, expect lovely
help from beyond this world.
Angels will come to that.
Angels will come if you are true
and will guard your Highest self.
They will gift a life lived with heart.


Starlynn--take this mind and heart, young, lovely.
Make for your self a brave new world.
This is true, hold to that.
This is not your father's motherland.


Note: The word spells in bold have been taken directly from the Harry Potter series.

In 2023 Starlynn Jennifer McCaffrey becomes the first recipient of the JK Rowling Prize for children's literature.