For G:
Sixty
Celebration of such a day as this
Is so much more than a pat on the back
to a delightful, good fellow, well-met.
It is a chance to parcel up and neatly tie
a gift of friendship and delight
and present it
into your hand.
Addressed tentatively and thoughtfully
to a man who reminds me that life
is to be lived,
with lightness and joy;
with a cursory sniff at the salty air
of transforming hope and forgiveness.
Whilst unpredictable winds
buffet the waves
of changing circumstance and thoughts,
my gift is respectful surprise
to find some of
what I have grown to love
echoed in another's eyes.
A familiar gentleness of engagement
and generosity of heart;
A desire to find self
and playfully delight in all that can become and
has been.
I celebrate today that you
are you and give thanks for all you are
and long to be.
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