Birthday Time

When I was young,                                                                                                 I wanted to be twenty-one.                                                                                      When twenty-one came,                                                                                          I was thrilled and it made my day.                                                                            So thrilled,                                                                                                                each year I stayed twenty-one.                                                                                When I turned fifty,                                                                                                  my husband gave me a surprise party.                                                                    I then decide to turn twenty-two,                                                                              each year I stayed twenty-two.                                                                                When I turned sixty,                                                                                                at the party I turned twenty-three.                                                                            Birthday time is what you make of it,                                                                      young or old where will you stay in time.                                                                After all it is just a day,                                                                                            your very special day for one year.

Date Written: 6/8/2020
               
3 Place   Time Contest Judged:6/11/2020 Sponsored by:Chantelle Anne Cooke
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Mishra Avatar
June 12, 2020 at 6:41 AM
Oh you have such a beautiful outlook towards life and age Paula! I am going to remember this when I turn 40, 50, 60 and so on :D Congratulations on your win :) Much love
Goldsmith Avatar
June 14, 2020 at 3:16 PM
Thank You, for your note and your congratulations. Glad you like it. Age is all in your mind. Many are old long before their time. Many stay young into old age. Have a wonderful day.................
Watt Avatar
June 12, 2020 at 12:17 AM
Nice attitude on how to count the years, Paula! Here's to many more birthdays! Congratulations on your win ~ John
Goldsmith Avatar
June 14, 2020 at 3:11 PM
Thank You, for your note and your congratulations. Glad you like it. Have a wonderful day.................
Michael Avatar
June 9, 2020 at 10:56 AM
I can't count very well, unless it's money...I'm still the same age I always was...Nice birthday write...
Goldsmith Avatar
June 9, 2020 at 3:10 PM
Thank You, for writing. I only wanted to be twenty-one. I never cared about another birthday. Guess that is what keeps me young. Have a wonderful day.........
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