Tom Wright Poet Rhyme

Happy Birthday Mr G

Happy Birthday " Mr. G. "
by; Tom Wright
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I vision an aging, gentle, man,
in recliner, set quite apart.
I oft wonder what you're doing,
and of the thoughts within your heart.

I conjure visions of you sitting each day,
alone with book in hand.
Reading long ago stories,
of the west, when still a pristine land.

I wonder if I quietly entered your room,
would you nod as if at sleep.
Would your journal still reflect,
the appointments you are to keep.

I wonder if any of your old friends,
ever feel inclined to write?
If you cross their minds, as mine,
on that occasional sleepless night.

I wonder if in your back yard beauty,
you ever wile away an hour?
If birds abound or squirrel's appear
among the neighborhood trees that tower?

I thank the Lord for providing you,
with that most precious commodity, health.
For the loved one you reside with,
and for her willingness to share love's wealth.

I guess I'm just full of wondering,
when I think of you, " Mr.G",
and though miles are many between us,
you are still very special to me.

So as your birthday comes and goes this year,
no better, I pray, could things possibly be.
We send all our love in this Birthday wish,
from the two of us, Ernestine and me.

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