Hi Dad.....

Before I was myself, you made me, me
With love and patience, discipline and tears
Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free
Allowing me to sail upon my sea.

Even though we’ve lived apart, I do not love you less
There’s provision in the heart for storing tenderness
I do not see you often, but I see you every day
I’ve taken you along with me as I have grown away

We talk about the things that fill a life with love and pain
But our timeless golden time, unspoken, still remains
The thought of you will make me glad
No matter where I wander
You are the place that cannot feel dark or strange.

Dad, wishing you the happiest 60th glorious year and many more to come….

God bless you father,
Muti