HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM

Do you turn eighty one beyond the sun, could this be,

If you do not ever again age, then younger you stay, always.

I saw you yesterday in a lifetime of reality, you were mom,

This birthday of yours is different, we celebrate on our own,

A card we create with words only in our hearts, a February thought.

A cake and toys, balloons were a fun time when once a little girl,

There will be only a phone call in birthday memories that passed.

You can be seen through your children’s eyes from past days,

Happy birthday! Mom, a celebration in a beautiful place.

Keith