Birthday Bear

Today’s my daughter’s birthday. She has so-called “special needs.” Each year, she gives a list of gifts She wants; my husband heeds. I also add some extra things I think might hit the spot. A word search book of rock & roll She seemed to like a lot. A t-shirt with her birthday year, Some leggings with designs, But there is one thing after which She always always pines. A teddy bear! She owns so many She needs not one more, Yet that’s the gift above all others She is waiting for. And luckily for her, her brother Found a “birthday bear.” With party hat and cupcake, It’s a bear beyond compare. Her group home made a party Which she loved, Hawaiian style, But her birthday bear was what produced The biggest birthday smile!