Happy Birthday, Dearest Son

Father and son remember this day Different vantage points, if you may A day of celebration and reflection Joined together by divine connection A relationship born on wings of hope Beliefs developed to help us cope Life happened in between then and now We still ask, “What, Why and how?” I felt a surge of love when I first said his name On this day twenty eight years ago, he came It was at night in a simpler world That he cried out, all curled I wish him well and a great year ahead A Father's blessing I place on his head My Father in heaven has covered our backs The closer He merges our tracks Happy Birthday, my dearest son Our race of love, has not been won We move to a place of abundance anew Trusting that we will be counted, among the few