happy birthday

There's an echo on the ocean
Words I cannot say or even formulate
The waves that drove me to these mountains
The cliffs that I will soon meet face to face

There's a whisper on the wind, tonight
But I dare not dream of you
The land I left so long ago
Or if it now dreams, too

There's a hollow sense of wonder
As every day's end slips to dust
Of what I hope, and what I dread
And what I am and ought and must

There's a brightness, still, to your eyes
That I'm not sure even you see
But my foolish heart's still hoping
Some of that light might shine for me