Happy Birthday, Sowmya!

Now that D-Day comes with time

Unto a bond that will not shear

Let us forget all that you fear

And keep the sinful and sublime..

The past’s a bridge that will not burn

But if remorse, with gentle touch

Should stir memories overmuch

Remember - there is more to learn..

Need I recount what you have won

The love, the tenderness, the gifts

That mark your journey’s eager shifts

Treasures that cannot be undone..

Nothing I say that’s not been said

You’ve come thus far, all safe n sound

Now set your sails for shores unbound

And revel in what lies ahead

If in recounting this, I sound

Upbeat and gung-ho, I must plead

The knowledge that one day indeed

Your destiny, you’ll say you’ve found

Unattainable, a grace

Not from this world, you do possess

So step forward, and let God bless

You, as you two embrace..

H  A  P  P  Y   B I R T H  D A Y ,  S O W M Y A !!!!

PS - Sowmya is all set to join the family in Sep - and this is my version of an `open arms' welcome..