To the child I once was, in a time now afar,
I send back my thanks, from the future’s bright star.
For the dreams that you dared, for the hope in your eyes,
For the laughter that echoed under wide-open skies.
You braved many storms with a heart bold and true,
And the paths that you chose led me straight to this view.
Where the tapestries woven with threads of your days
Are the canvases painted in beautiful ways.
So, with gratitude, I look back through the years,
And I send you my love, through the joy and the tears.
For the life that you lived, so wild and so free,
Has gifted me everything that I came to be.