One Birthday

Birthdays will come, ...We can't make them go Some filled with excitement, some simply ho-hum Others we dread, because they remind us Of the swiftness of years, that are falling behind us It marks off the years, and the the day we were born… Acknowledgement comes in some custom or form Perhaps we must please, or try to conform …. to the norms of our peer's celebration. Perhaps if we're lucky,..a nice dinner to please a gift, or a chat.... a candle or cake... the singing “the” song…. There's nothing wrong with all that! But the older we get, no piñata to claim......no pictures to frame So to recall one “event”…this birthday I spent… Nice enough, I suppose …but the day decomposed We rushed to this place, on a workday eve. Not much time to dine, we'd be home by nine A restaurant table….just a few of us able No balloons, no cake, no candle, no flames But acknowledgement, just the same Over plates of ravioli…and eggplant parmesan So nice….. but did I notice a few yawns??? Then one special moment, that won’t be forgotten My little blonde grandson….who gave me a gift He reached into his pocket…with a shy little grin Said, “Here is Darth Vader….He is all that there is"…. And opened his hand, and his eyes so sincere And gave me a gift to remember for years... "It’s all that I have, I almost forgot I hope you will like him..... I like him a lot.. "But he's yours if you like him….It's all that I’ve got." "Happy Birthday Grandma…." Happy Birthday To Me !! ______________________________________________________ For "Birthday Party Contest: Sponsor Nayda Ivette Negron Revised 2/9/16