47 years of sunrises

17,167 days of sunsets

A celebration of another year lived

Wisdom gained

Memories shaping thoughts and emotions

A blessing of life and acts of love

Gratitude in its grandest form

To be alive

To stay curious

To stand smiling on the summit of peak 47

Gazing to the valley below

Mountains in the horizon

Where dreams and wonder captivate

A self that loves

and gives thanks

for yet another

sunrise.