Tonight,

We celebrate

A friend --

Our community

Someone who gets 

 What it's like

Who grasps

How it feels

To be 

Us

Just

By being

Her.

Maybe
I can't
Bear to lose you

And maybe
You
Are already gone

Maybe
You are
Aging up
Somewhere

And maybe
You are 35
Now
Nowhere

Everywhere

Wherever
You are.

We found eight
More
Books
Today.

The most
Perfect use
Of a $25
Gift card--

Especially
A grand use
Of birthday
Resources

When we
Are
Thirty-nine.

I remember
You tonight

I celebrate
You tonight.

I thank you
Tonight

For your
Gentleness
Of spirit

Your reminders
To play
After every
Storm.

For your
Fun
And wit

And every
Bit

Of what made you
You.

I see your smile
It light's me --
A glimmer.

It makes
My pandemic
Feelings dimmer.

Baymax
To the
Rescue.

Celebrating
With tortillas
Penis-Greys
And all the
Media.

Friends times two
And Room
And blogging
It's called canning
Not called jarring.

Cards on whiteboards
Cards for real
Voldy contact
What's the deal?

Thousand Polos
Candles pending
Presents coming
Never ending.

This
Is
Thirty nine.

Restocking

Simple pleasures
Candley treasures

Lovely smells
Whistles and bells

Birthday wishes
The early kind

Mine and yours
And yours
And mine.

Smell the citrus
And the berries

Smell the frosting
And the cakies

Smell the
Blackberries
And sage

As we prepare
To turn
The page

Open Up

Never just
Another birthday
To celebrate
Just who you are.
So open up
From deep inside you
The gift that
Is you
And share it
With those
Around you.
Happy birthday
Seems so simple
But it is what
I wish for
You.

The Gift of You

Dear Grandpa,

Today is your birthday -

And it seems strange -

Because I am

The one

Who has

Received the gift.

"What gift?"

You might ask.

Well, Grandpa...

The gift of

You.

Though today is

Your birthday,

I am the one

Feeling so lucky

To have a

Great grandpa

Like you.

I have three decades

Of memories

To look back on.

When I forgot the

Jokes

I told you

As a little girl,

You reminded me.

("A little girl

Once told

An older lady,

"Your socks

Are all wrinkled!"

And the older lady

Said,

"I don't have any

Socks on!")

I remember how

You sipped your coffee

In the mornings

So

Loudly,

To make

Me laugh.

I remember

Going to the

Store,

And picking out

A Big Wheel

To ride.

I remember how

Hard you worked

To alter the

Pedals

So that I

Could ride.

I think about you

Every time

I eat

Fresh vegetables.

I think about you

Every time

I watch

Wheel of Fortune.

I think about you

Every time

I hear a song.

I think about you

Every

Single

Day.

So in a way,

We are never

Apart

From one another.

You are the greatest

Gift

A great-granddaughter

Could ask for.

Thank you, Grandpa,

For everything

You are.

I love you

And I

Am always

With you.

Heaven and Earth Birthdays

Happy birthday to

My great-grandma,

Who is celebrating

Herself in a

Wonderful way,

In the after

Of existence...

And

Happy birthday to

My honorary niece,

Who is celebrating

One amazing year

Of life

In there here

And in the now

With all of us

Who love her.

Madi Mae

Madi Mae
You're eight
Today!
Eight candles!
Eight years
On eight fingers!
Hooray!
Madi Mae
You're eight
Today!
So have fun
With cake
And with presents!
Hooray!
Madi Mae
You're eight
Today!
So many
Great things
To see and to
Say!
Madi Mae
You're eight
Today!
Today is
The day
We celebrate!
Yay!

Dirty Thirty

Thirty is
Pretty
Fabulous
Tonight.
The start
Of something
So new and
So right.

Workshop

Can hardly wait
For tomorrow
To begin.
For birthday
Month
To
Start
Truly
Being
Celebrated.
With dance
And friends
And family.

Birthday Month

Ready to
Celebrate
For a whole
Month -
Us turning
Thirty and
All kinds of
Stuff -
A birthday
Should never
Be limited
To
Just one day
When a whole
Thirty days will
Do.

Emily

Happy birthday to
A special soul
With humor and wit
And so much more.
I hope your day is
Fabulous -
That you could not
Ask for more
Than this.
Looking back
On times so fondly
Of lighting matches
And of bonding.
Please know that you
Are loved today
Enjoy yourself
And celebrate.

Birthday Thoughts

Here without her
But she is never
Far from
The thoughts
Of those who
Love and treasure
Her.

Who Says Anything Is Belated?

Gifts given from friends
Out of love
Are the best.
But the truth is
What is important
Isn't the present
But the people
Behind it.
The truth is -
You, friends,
Are the gift.

El Toro

Just some Jake
And just some Peggy
Just a quesadilla
And cheese
Love and visits
Birthdays and gifts
Beautiful days
Made better with family

Great Day

Wonderful
Day
Spent writing,
Relaxing,
Eating cake
And finally,
Watching Glee
With Jake.

Washington State Birthday Cake

There is a birthday
And there is a girl
Celebrating
Somewhere.
And we are here
Missing her
And wishing
She was with us.