Have You Ever

This piece, dear readers, is to commemorate yet another milestone in my life...my ##th birthday... Have you ever made a lantern out of fireflies, Or skipped a smooth flat stone across a pond? Have you ever used your tongue to catch a snowflake, Or heard the gentle laughter of the rain? Have you ever listened to a baby's heartbeat, Or made a wish upon a shooting star? Have you ever shared a secret with a daisy, Or built romantic castles in the air? Have you ever climbed a dune to watch a sunset Then stayed to catch a moonbeam in your hand? Have you ever searched for gold beneath a rainbow, Or built a battle fortress in the sand? Have you ever fashioned mountains out of molehills, Or found a precious diamond in the rough? Have you ever turned a thought into a brainstorm, Or wondered just when is enough enough? Have you ever felt love tugging at your heartstrings Then watched it turn away and pass you by? Have you ever had a loved one make your heart break Or made someone you cared for laugh or cry? Most everyone's done some of these, And some have, most likely, done them all. I may try to squeeze in another few Before my final curtain call.