Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

My Sister's Birthday

Today’s my sister’s birthday.
We are 16 years apart
And very different, even if
We’d had a matching start.

There are 2 brothers in between;
Our family had been 5
For 10 years plus, before my sister
Even was alive.

And yet her smile gives her away –
It’s something we all share
And when we get together
There is laughter in the air.

Our tastes in many things don’t mesh –
In music, travel, food
And how we look – my hair’s gone white;
She’s blond and she’s tattooed.

She loves the heat and I do not;
We live in different climes.
She’s quite the chef and I don’t cook;
I spend my time on rhymes.

So on her birthday, I reflect
On traits we each can claim,
Though we both began our lives by sharing
Parents and a name.

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Hannah Borke May 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM You must have worshipped her! How about a poem on that event.

Yann Rolland May 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM waw , this is so cute, you seem a "bound" family, happy birthday to your sister

Jan Allison May 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM what a fun poem - my ex sister and i are also opposites and were treated so differently by my parents. your sister sounds to be quite a character and i hope she has a lovely day:-) hugs Jan xx