Little princess you've had a long day,
Running,laughing,keeping boredom at bay,
It's been lots of fun but now you must rest,
You need lots of sleep to look at your best.
So take off your day clothes and put on your nightie,
Then mam'll come up and tuck you in tightly,
I'll read you a story and sing you a song,
And you'll meet me in dreamland before very long.
There you're a princess and live in a castle,
You ride a pink bike with handlebar tassles,
You have a big bedroom and four poster bed,
With big fluffy pillows to tickle your head.
You own lots of toys and a furry white horse,
He lives in a stable,a big one of course,
You feed his dinner then off you both fly,
You shout look at me mammy as you shoot by.
But now its the morning and time to get up,
We've got nanny to see and Immy to beat up,
But the same time tonight once you've laid down,
I'll be in our castle to give you a crown.
You're a princess in dreamland and always will be,
And even in the real world you're a princess to me.
February 19th,2004
Happy birthday, dearest Suzan ImMy
I celebrate you
I adore you, actually
For being a year older than you were Just a day ago
For the times you have tripped
And fallen with a thud
For the times you have fallen down
And risen with a vengeance
For the times you have gone out to war
Fought
And returned, safe and sound
For the battles you have perpetrated
And won, even against your inner self
For the inhumane obstacles you have faced
And floored, against all odds
For the lions you have met
And trampled
For the vipers you have chanced upon
And trodden
I celebrate you.
I celebrate you, dearest Suzan ImMy
In fact, I adore you
For the breaths you have drawn
Over the last two decades
For the wisdom you have acquired
And hopefully, more flesh
For the wit you have girded yourself with
And hopefully more weight
For the resilience you have built up
And hopefully more height
I celebrate you
Happy birthday, child
To many more years of sanguinity.