From those first cries as you took that breath,

your response to God’s invitation to planet earth.

The parent’s joy of your creation cannot be equaled; at least not here,

the gift of your life, each breadth, every act can now be savored, if not understood by all.

Today is The Day to celebrate that life you live and all the days preceding,

each one as fresh as the first, but now packed full to the brim with memories from all the others.

Lovingly stored for you to taste, care for and understand, while God holds you through each moment,

knowing that you are present, in His loving arms today and eternally.