Birthday September 2012 - Aunt

Birthday September 2012 - Aunt

Our lives they come in stages
emerging as we pass through our ages

Like a caterpillar snuggling inside a cocoon
bursting free not too late or too soon

this stage is freedom, move through your day
twisting and turning any which way

enjoying your birthday, spreading your wings
a new lease on life, the joys it does bring

Birthday September 2012 - Uncle

Birthday September 2012 - Uncle

Golf, they say, is harder than it seems
the colourful language, the putting green

A relaxing walk with ample time to talk
about birthdays, grandkids, family and sport

Spend the next year, doing that which you choose
improving your handicap and an afternoon snooze

Thank You For Everything

Thank You For Everything

I know we've said thank you
for what you have done

I know we'll say thank you
for what is to come

No matter the number
it won't feel like enough

The three of us grateful
your generosity, your love
and all of the small stuff.

Something For Sister - 32nd BIrthday

Something For Sister - 32nd Birthday

Have you heard the news?
Stacey is now Thirty Two!

A newer woman with experience and culture
While living overseas on little island Malta

A newer woman, now sporting jewels
appreciation for the finer foods
and occasionally, some high heeled shoes

But still the signs I cannot miss
Beneath the surface, my little sis!

No Longer - Song Draft For A Friend

No Longer - Song Draft For A Friend

betrayed I feel
all the times I've kneeled
bowing down
the worship of a master

betrayed I feel
as NONE OF IT WAS REAL
a promise
of a life forever after

I .... CAN NO LONGER BELIEVE!
I .... AM NO LONGER DECEIVED!
MY... MIND IS FINALLY FREE!

pages I've turned
abide or be burned
ten commandments
or a life strewn with sin

pages I've turned
was NO SALVATION TO BE EARNED
false promise
of eternity with a king

I .... CAN NO LONGER BELIEVE!
I .... WILL NOT REMAIN DECEIVED!
MY... MIND IS FINALLY FREE!

Something For Mum - April 2012

Something For Mum - April 2012

As you move through the ages,
your life transitions through phases.
The first blossom of a rose.
A time when you could touch your toes.

Even with struggles, questioning what it all meant.
Life always gives off a beautiful scent.
So use every moment and follow your nose.
Enjoying the journey, wherever it goes.

Something For Brother - 30th Birthday

Something For Brother - 30th Birthday

Happy Birthday Brother, so glad we are related!

Now that you're 30, you might begin to feel sophisticated,
or maybe it's more like confused, really discombobulated.

The many memories of the girls that you've dated,
or maybe the dolls that have been inflated.

The bottles of Jack and how you feel elated.
Your favourite drink, its influence, cannot be debated.

Straining to remember, some things need to be translated.
It's thirty years and 9 months after the day you were created!

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Challenge words provided by Brownie :- sophisticated, discombobulated, straining