HE IS TRULY A DEEP-ROOTED 

 "NATIVE" BLACK AMERICAN 

 ICONIC NATIONAL TREASURE. 

HUMBLE--BUT BEST OF BEST AT 

 WHAT HE DOES.  AND I EXPECT, 

 WILL DO. 

HE IS A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 

 WINNER... AND A WRITER IN A 

 CLASS ALL HIS OWN. TO KNOW 

 HIM IS TO KNOW A TRULY DEEP, 

 "SOLID" HUMAN BEING.   

I WILL NOT GIVE HIS NAME, 

 HERE... BUT HE WON'T BE HARD

 TO FIND FOR THOSE WHO WANT 

 TO/NEED TO KNOW.  HE'S ALSO 

 "PRIVATE"--A DEEP THINKER OF

 RAREST "KNOWLEDGE",  

 "SPIRITUALITY" AND "WISDOM". 

AND... AS A QUIETLY PRACTICED 

 AND PROFICIENT MARTIAL ARTIST

 --HE CAN PROBABLY WHOOP 

 YOUR ASS.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAN. *I'LL KEEP

 MY SICK SENSE OF HUMOR TO 

 MYSELF ON THIS VERY "SPECIAL"

 DAY.

AND YES, I'M WAITING FOR THAT

 "MONUMENT" TO BE BUILT 

 WHERE YOU ARE...

TRUMP WANTS MOUNT 

 RUSHMORE?--THAT MEANS YOU 

 DESERVE A PYRAMID AND DAMN

 SPHINX IN YOUR HOMETOWN, 

 GOTDAMMIT!...

*(OBVIOUSLY--INTENDING NO 

 SIMILARITY RELATIONSHIP IN 

 THE COMPARISON-HE AIN'T GOT 

 THE CHOPS)

         ENJOY...BUDDY--        AW 4-23-25