May Birthday

I think of childhood birthdays when
‘another year’ was always cool;
it meant a party, action men* -
and, best of all, a day off school.

*like GI Joe
Jack Horne for Carol’s Memories of May contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Gorelick Avatar
May 9, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Congrats on your win...wow, a day off school..doesnt happen here...( well officially anyway...) BG
Freeman Avatar
May 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Jack, Congrats. on your worthy three spot, . Agape, Moses
Taylor Avatar
May 9, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Congrats on your win, Jack Great memory. Nice going. Best to you. Ralph
Williams Avatar
May 9, 2012 at 7:45 AM
Jack congrats on yoru win..David
Brown Avatar
May 9, 2012 at 5:17 AM
Congratulations on your 3rd place win in my "Memories Of May" contest Jack. Love, Carol
Dietrich Avatar
May 5, 2012 at 9:03 PM
revisiting this cutie poem!! "another year of a birthday" is not so cool anymore.hahaha.
Brown Avatar
April 19, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Thank you for entering my contest Jack. Have a great day. Love, Carol
The Drunken Poet Avatar
April 18, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Great write...
Dietrich Avatar
April 18, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Jack, you are so good with short poems. I 'd love to see a book in which all your short poems were inside it. Keep making more and more and one day, please put them all in a book for me to read!!
Richards Avatar
April 18, 2012 at 2:33 PM
I too have a Maytime birthday....however, no action men Hahaha...unless they are 'flesh and blood'.... LOL !!! What a cute poem Jack!
Andresen Avatar
April 18, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Soda and buns party....sweet.... - Wish you luck in contest Jack ! - oxox love Anne-Lise
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