To Bradley On His 31st Birthday

Here’s to the submarine days -
To the scuttle of a year -
And Newton’s law reminding us
We must come up for air!

To sit upon the bottom
Of the belly of the sea,
When man was given lungs -
A breaching to decree.

The universe through periscope -
Causes loss of sight -
But a footpath on the land of years
Can bring a man delight.

So here is to the setting sun -
The making of a day -
The aura of the moon above -
While you stand at bay…

Here’s to the friendship -
Bound beyond all binding -
And to the journey now and then
Left to our reminding.