Flourishing on br Natural contours of land, br Variegating with rainbows, br A continuous river br Flows into his own depths, br An ocean within. br This wordsmith, creator br Of enduring friendship br Throughout the seasons br With insects and birds, br Foliage and flowers, his co-creators br Famed among the constellations. br He - an Alpha Arietis - shines br With his art, evergreen. br br Nostalgic melodies br Moisten his eyes. br The smile of a child br Makes him burst into laughter. br He soaks up br The sorrows unsaid br And faces unread. br A self-contained emotinal being. br He puts his signature br On the tablet of wind br Whispering through apertures br Of doors, of cores. br Spreading the magic of affection, br Erasing hatreds from br The slates of mind br And healing wounds br With his balmy libretto, br He consoles the heart. br br Though a maverick in br The herds of social climbers, br His deep silence evokes br Wise thoughts. br A translucent rain br Wiping the mist of pain, br He grows br The creepers of camaraderie br In his poetry yards. br br His ailing heart, br Varicose legs, br Olden heels br And clay bound feet, br All laborious episodes of br A lifetime drama serial. br Opening new ways br Between conscious and subconscious br My mentor, br Even with increasing age br Holds a bundle of dreams br For me, for all br Death's arrow is aiming at him - He knows br But, still inscribing br The lively poem of existence br By camouflaging himself in words br beautiful and strong. br I know, he will live br And live long.