Happy Birthday
July 09, 2007
This is for all to whom it applies. I just jotted it down for my MySpace friends with birthdays and decided to share it:
It’s time to say, “Happy Birthday!”
Happy Birthday to You.
I need to say something new.
I’m glad you were born here
And you’re going somewhere too,
OK! That was corny.
How about …
As you face the anniversary of your birth, I know the mixed emotions that gather around such a day:
The perplexing poles of gratitude and regret,
Pictures in the mind we cannot forget,
Unwritten sonnets, unsung songs,
Unfulfilled wishes, un-righted wrongs.
Tempered and enveloped by words aptly spoken,
Mended hearts which once were broken,
Loves requited, love extended,
Hearts united, truth defended.
All of life is blended in a stew
Of all and everything that comes to you.
Blended and seasoned by all you believe,
Life is all your heart will receive …
By faith, willing, hopeful, and eager.
All that is impressive and all that is meager
Is life, and life is very, very good.
Have a happy, happy birthday. You should.
- Tom Sims