For my Muse, my Mentor, my Momentum, my Mom-
Happy Birthday to me-
Happy Birthday to us all-
Happy Birthday to my Mother,
and all mothers,
who deserve acknowledgment on these days just as much ( or more ) …
And so it is, and so it shall be, I say-
There may be-
no greater joy than to honor the very person who gave life to us-
To expand our gratitude-
in the direction of our One True beloved-
That One, who we came- who we were made from,
in image and in likeness.
We shall spend a lifetime,
in search of deepening the ways to relate and relay-
a message of Thanks-
To the person for which (if we are so lucky)
taught us how to Love- ourselves, the world,
And, this life– we so commonly take for granted and dismiss as privilege.
Let us ask forgiveness, where it is needed.
Whenever we have failed to honor you-
Whenever we have failed to praise and raise you up,
In the name of Love-
Whenever our selfish minds have out ruled our knowing hearts, in vein,
Let Wisdom Reign-
As we evolve let us ask for more forgiveness,
that in our immaturity, we knew not what we had,
when we had it-
but, that we may now know.
What a gift you have given!
We know not of the sacrifices you have made,
to give life to us- to nurture us-
Always affirming our truest selves,
holding our hands,
through the contradictions and distractions of living-
And, always showing us a way home-
Supporting us through whimsical pursuits at adulthood,
Guiding us always back to our natural- childlike- states,
of Wonder, Amazement and Dreaming-Life…
Where we first met, As mother and Child.
Hippy Dippie 