Birthday Wishes for T

Another metamorphosis year,
where you stay
That red-freckled kid
that in mud always plays,
In love with everything
you can touch and see,
You go diving ever deeper
for new mysteries.

How I wish I could give you
some appropriate cheer,
Some snow for your eyes,
some rain in your ears,
Or smoke on your lips,
the sea in your nose,
And for the rest of your senses,
instead of a rose
May you sample a taste
of how the world feels
To me, as your heart gives
it birth, makes it real.