Great 38!

A poem dedicated to today

Artwork by author.

A plump bird
Turned 38
No time to lose weight
Celebrating life
𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 —
A great for each child
And the 10s place —
65 in winter
That’s a mild wild!
Smiles on her face
Samosas and naan
Peaceful she ate
Kids in school —
A luxury single-date
𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦!
Mango cheesecake
Served in addition
To a twinkling flame
The Indian rendition
Boldly proclaims
“Happy Birthday to you”
Special —
Serenaded
In the no-name
Hall of fame
A simple life
To be proud of
To top it all off
A feathery Jenga game
Looking to take-off
Cₕᵢᵣₚ — In a stuck state
Remembering all
Deliciousness on her plate
Now far from paperweight
There goes the bait
It is back to that word —
𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵!
Just what she wanted
To go with the love
One with the moment
And birthday wishes
From those that she loved
But 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵!
For the first time
She did not buy a cake
The Universe chimed
A great fate
A girlfriend kindly baked
Banana chocolate chip cake
Delivered with love
Candles and even a lighter
To now have a cake
To cut with the kids —
Dare I say it again?
Yes!
𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 —
All these birthday miracles!
The buttons won’t hold —
No matter
Oh, the folds!
Found on today’s date
Peppermint, cedar, clove,
Eucalyptus “relax girl” — ooh
Three new pieces of clothes
For her —
and for them?
🅵🅸🆅🅴!
“You are loved”
Cuddly movie time
The Teenage Kraken
𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭?
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