may you know all the pleasure that living can bring

may love fill your heart like an artesian spring

the one thing in life you must grab and take hold

is the spirit of youth as your body grows old

may you discover the treasures that money can’t buy

like a cool summer breeze and baby’s soft sigh

may your cold, dreary nights produce warm sunny days

may the sword of true love chase the shadows away

may you flow with the courage to follow your dreams

may the sun light your path with a fountain of beams

and when you can’t see the faces for the masks that they wear

remember there’s people who really do care

when you’re tired and lonely and want to go home

with this poem in your heart, you won’t face it alone

may the shelters you dwell in, keep out the rain

like the shield of true love will protect you from pain

Lithopolis, Ohio ‘78