For Oscar On His 14th Birthday
By the grace given you one year older
great is the bearer of my salvation,
and I, father, mentor, and upholder
glory in the sum of my creation.
Follow your heart and speak its depth and scope,
and let not dreams be spoken of as fear -
remember to remain joyful in hope,
patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Do not spoil or vex but contrary do
for your reward will be its own revenge -
be steadfast in what you know to be true
and forsake what is not yours to avenge.
Let the fortunes of life and liberty
now begin your Age of Discovery.
Written: March 2014
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