May you practice well the art of silence in the wild woods
And as well the art of conversation in crowded cafés.

May you work like a laser and play with abandon
So you’ll sleep so sweetly and arise so eagerly.

May your thoughts be profound and your jokes hilarious,
Your dreams exhilarating and your honesty disarming.

May you flex your will like spring steel
And thus truly claim it.

May you wander so far afield as the northern lights, the southern star,
And when you wander home, do melt at the wonder of daily life.

May your melodies be chromatic and your gardens symphonic;
May your home be clean and may your hands get dirty.

May you always hunger to stretch known limits
And cultivate friends who would feed the yearning.

May you learn to dodge the mad bull of your lesser self
As if you were a light-footed matador;

And so may you discover by religious application
The very best joke in the whole wide world �?yourself !!!

May you earn the privilege of standing
Between your parents and your children

And may then feel the blood of life coursing in yours
And come to know it’s a great deal more than “your life.�?

May your attention be focused and your sex engulfing;
Your perceptions succulent, and may your love enrich the world.

May your desire be so strong
That you really do live a great big life:

May it all become your playground, your workshop;
Your corner tavern, your dining table, your boudoir;