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As you turn 50 my warrior queen,

I am more than honored to have you in my life.

You are my light and my path

The only way home that I know.

You are beyond and above, the callings of a mother;

You are a protector, defender, comforter, friend, compass, and role model.

It may sound cliché to say I’d be lost without you

But you are my beacon is a sea of fog

A warm patch of land in a snowstorm

An oasis in the far reaches of the Sahara

But beyond being my mother, you are a first a woman

A woman of steel, pure refined gold

You face battles head-on, walk through blizzards, and come out smiling on the other side

Your smile! Oh your smile!

Never fading, like rays of sunshine on a cloudless day.

You, my mother, are a phoenix

Rising from the ashes to grace the skies with your evergreen beauty

You have taught me strength

Courage

Bravery

Empathy

Humility

Love

You are all I know, and all I ever want to be.

As you celebrate this special day, I rejoice with a song of my own

For you are the greatest gift ever given to man

Crafted in the very hands of God, and put on earth

Like an Angel among men

You are PERFECTION

I love you.