Today is my birthday.
At 4:32 a.m., I emerged
from a dark place, warm
and comfortable, opened
my eyes and encountered
life’s realities. So different
from the pleasant darkness,
yet so compelling.
Today will be my first today.
I will live this amazing day
with everything-is-new eyes
and I’ve-never-heard-that-before
ears. I will learn something
brand new, fill a very small
place with love. I will grow.
Today I am born yet again
into possibility. My life is
a gift and I will treat it that
way. And when I return to
the mystery from which I
came, the fertile ground of
love, I will be embraced
by the question:
Did you live?
And I will answer–
Yes
Shining Spirit 
Touching as my sweet funny guy returned to that mystery…
Yes you have lived and lived well!
One of your best, Roger! And Happy Birthday!