The Birthday

We took the weekend
to celebrate, to renew, to rejoice.
You chose the place, 
planned the trip, and rolled with the detours
showing me the reborn You
and teaching me, more than ever,
about extraordinary love.
I think we are both more certain now
that You have coughed up demons and 
expelled anxieties for us both—
it's good to have You back; it's
good to have You new.

Your birthday was yesterday; it was a week ago
water came down; and water came up
You drowned Your sorrows
and You were bathed by heaven