Ellis Kai (Little Firecracker)

Came into this world on a winter day

February winds but you lit the way

2020, right before the storm

But you brought love, fierce and warm

Mama’s heart wrapped up in your eyes

Daddy’s spirit in your wild-child stride

Taught them both in your own sweet time

Patience and strength in rhythm and rhyme

Ellis Kai, you light the sky

With a firecracker soul and a cheeky smile

Spunky little brother, bold and loud

You stand so small, but you shine so proud

From dinosaur roars to cannonball dives

You bring the world to life

My little nephew, full of spark

A bright blue flame in the deepest dark

Best little brother, mischief king

Chasing bugs and doing your thing

A flash of joy, a burst of light

Turning chaos into something right

Poolside giggles and sunny toes

Chlorine hair and wrinkled nose

Never still, you’ve got that fire

Born to climb and dream higher

Ellis Kai, you light the sky

With a firecracker soul and a cheeky smile

Spunky little brother, bold and loud

You stand so small, but you shine so proud

From dinosaur roars to cannonball dives

You bring the world to life

My little nephew, full of spark

A bright blue flame in the deepest dark

You teach us all without a word

That love’s the wildest song we’ve heard

And even storms can’t dim your blaze

You're the fire that lights our days

Ellis Kai, oh how you fly

Sprite of sunshine in our sky

Fearless, funny, full of grace

You bring the magic to this place

You’re our joy, our spark, our truth

Forever fierce, forever youth

My little nephew, wild and wise—

Keep chasing stars, Ellis Kai.