my Wondrous One

for my Wondrous One

my first-born Son

my Little Boy Blue

who always is true

to Himself and Everyone

my Mysterious Man-Cub

who can grow

a full beard

in a week

and still watches

Mr. Rogers 

every week

who senses the Majesty

all around us

as all Heaven

and Nature sings

and still hears

the Mystical Bell

from Santa's sleigh

that perpetually rings

and still believes

that bouncy trouncy Tiggers

are Wonderful Things

whose simple encounters

with truck drivers

and belly dancers

elicit giddy glee

in ecstatic cheers

and belly laughs

since he can see

that beneath appearances

of confusing complexity

there is Sacred Simplicity

and Extraordinary Joy

in the ordinary occurrences 

that most of us

simply let pass by

an elevator ride

is actually a chance

to be lifted higher

and even fly

a honking horn

is less an irritant

alarm of exhortation 

and more a jubilant

Song of Exaltation

and the startling

BEEP BEEP BEEP

is really a Proclamation

of Celebration from the

DEEP DEEP DEEP

of the Joy 

and the Love

planted in the Soil

of our Souls

from the top

of our heads

to the soles of our

FEET FEET FEET

as he completes

Journey No. 30

around the Sun

may he always

KEEP KEEP KEEP

his sense of Wonder

and Simplicity and Joy

his heart always open

his feet always hopping

to the Rhythm

of the Dance

and may we always

follow his lead

into reawakening

(at the crack of dawn)

and rediscovering

our true Selves

and like Xmas elves

Delight in the Gifts

all around us

and among us

and within us

and spread cheer

by Dancing wildly

and Singing and Playing

and Laughing loudly

and Cherishing proudly

and Loving profoundly

without fear

for all to see

and sense and hear...

Let It Be.

*Happiest of birthdays to my dearest Ian, my 'Little Boy Blue' who turns 30 today...the genuine Joy that he exudes by living his life with limited verbal language but limitless incarnated Love is far more eloquent and profound and beautiful than any words i can scribble together...but then again, he's always had an innate sense that the most powerful and transformative words we can encounter are Living Words...and he's a daily reminder that we are each created as Living Words to inspire and empower each other...thanks for being such an authentic and amazing inspiration to me and SO many others...Happy Birthday No. 30 to YOU, Joyful Jim...Daddy LOVES you very very very very very very very much. :D

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