Ode to Shabnam

Photo by Pam Kaplan

Oh friends, no more of Corona
For today, we are here to praise
Our very own Queen of the Bees
Shabnam-ji.

Let us write poetry of joy!
To inspire creativity
Have a drink of joy while you are at it!
In fact we should have three!

Let us drop all of our work
And on our computers we must play
Smita shall lead us in dance
We will all sing as we sway

We will then toast to the Birthday Girl
Our fearless Panchgani lass,
She is a bonny one
With tons and tons of class

Let this be a birthday to remember
A show for the world to see
Let us raise our glass to Shabnam
And send her our poetry!