DARLING BUD OF MAY

To wind up a  week of deadlines, a 20s bash and a study trip,

today a drive down a country lane

to a christening

amid wood anemones 

and birdsong.

What better time 

to celebrate a newborn

and new life

than in this glorious month of May. 

Her first name means "star"

and her second name "bright light",

which just fits to a t,

thinks her doting aunty.