In the tapestry of life's vast array, Another year wove bright today. Happy birthday, Tom, as skies aglow, Yet shadows linger, ebb and flow. We gift you scenes both bright and stark, A compass through both light and dark. In moments when the spirit weeps, May joy uplift where sorrow creeps. Though doubts may echo loud and strong, Your strength, dear Tom, will prove them wrong. In every tear both joy and pain, May wisdom guide, like gentle rain. Here's to you, beneath this sun, Where truth and dreams are never done.