Dearest Harper
It is the 13th of September
And it's not that I didn't remember...
But excuses I can't make
So the reasons I shan't fake!
Happy birthday my dearest friend
Welcome thirty six from 'round the bend
Hasten it with open arms
Put aside your daily qualms
Another year for you to greet
Full of magic, raw and sweet
May it ply you with such affairs
That disperse your worldly cares
May it bring you sunny days anew
May wintery ones be rare and few
I wish for you a noodle soup
And an enchanted cantaloupe
A journey on a flying spoon
To the craters of the fullest moon
Travels to the strangest lands
Where stories hide in grains of sand
I raise a toast
A merry brew
of joy
of peace
of love
to you..
Happy Birthday
Madeleine
