For my brother

On this day brother,
I beseech you
To give up warning ways
That seethe you;
May you grow from strength to strength
Our bond of eternal friendship
Smoothly crossing every bend;
May you rock on the sea of life
Ever gently, sailing every strife,
And scale mountaintops
To see suns of gold,
May you hold success in your palms
As your path unfolds;
And more than that what would a sister May
That you are safe and sound
And each day return to the bed you made;
May you know blitheful sleep all through the journey
And soar as an eagle, regal and brotherly.