You, together are timekeepers of the family
Serve as an internal constant
The elder, you bring us an essence of dreams
The younger, you bring us an alignment of our days
One wakes us up to the cheer of new perspectives
The other relishes in reclaiming connections
Reciprocity that you both offer is compelling
Your passion, Papa,
and your meticulousness, Sahir
both much different, both magnetic
both keep us synchronized
with ourselves
with each other
Papa –
you have and always will be a large man
large in how your shoulders spread themselves with pride
large in how your chest supports the many medal pins on your uniform
large in how your boots serve as a nest to the hiding kittens
large in how your palm cradles my teary face
large in how your eyes reflect my laughter
large in how you are the bastion of support to many
large in how you bellow opinions on television sets
large in how much and how deep your forgiveness runs
large in how you welcome life at its tempestuous best and its
torrential worst
large in how you can set everything right with unconditional love
large in how far you can push to adapt to changing rhythms
Sahir –
you have and will always be a meticulous man
meticulous in your choice of the roads you take
meticulous in your osmosis way of processing advice
meticulous in your calm patience and your edgy impatience
meticulous as the filter to Sanah’s synthesis
meticulous as the nuanced lighting to Mansi’s ecosystem
meticulous in your sure and silent decisions
meticulous in your embrace of the daily humdrum
meticulous in your inspirational commitment
meticulous in your boundaries as well as your explorations
meticulous in your simplicity and credible presence
Papa, Happy Birthday and cheers to celebrating newer, larger perspectives
Sahir, happy birthday and a toast to making and keeping meticulous promises
Kashiana 