Early Birthday
Happy Birthday Grandma,
Though three months premature;
The queen gets two,
So why can’t you?
You’ve earned them both, I’m sure!
So welcome to your party,
Just sit back and have fun.
The hotel’s posh,
And so’s the nosh,
There’s no work to be done.
It may not be your birthday
Officially, just yet,
But it’s quite clear,
Now we’re all here,
It’s one you won’t forget!
So now the party’s over,
And we’ve gone our separate ways,
It means so much
To keep in touch,
Let’s hope the memory stays.
We thank you all for coming,
And making it so great.
Where we went wrong
Was waiting so long,
But it was worth the wait.
Seventy-Five
I hope I reach the age you have
before I am no more;
Just footprints on an empty beach,
or raindrops on the shore.
I hope I look as good as you
in decade number eight.
Please tell me what I have to do
to keep on looking great?
I hope I am as brave as you
when things don’t go my way.
I’ll try to think what you might do,
or say what you might say.
I’d like to think I’d carry on
if someone broke my heart.
So tell me how you’ve come so far,
before I have to start?
Birthday Directions
We found out that it was your birthday-
Oh yes- you’ve no secrets from us!
We’re guessing you don’t want a party?
You probably don’t want a fuss.
But seeing as you’re a Director,
and a thoroughly, bloody nice guy,
we couldn’t just let you avoid it-
no matter how hard you might try.
So Jeremy, let us ‘Direct’ you-
have a thoroughly, bloody good day.
Go out and have fun in the evening-
but please don’t get lost on the way!
Copyright © 2017 Sarah Askew
Happy Birthday Grandma,
Though three months premature;
The queen gets two,
So why can’t you?
You’ve earned them both, I’m sure!
So welcome to your party,
Just sit back and have fun.
The hotel’s posh,
And so’s the nosh,
There’s no work to be done.
It may not be your birthday
Officially, just yet,
But it’s quite clear,
Now we’re all here,
It’s one you won’t forget!
So now the party’s over,
And we’ve gone our separate ways,
It means so much
To keep in touch,
Let’s hope the memory stays.
We thank you all for coming,
And making it so great.
Where we went wrong
Was waiting so long,
But it was worth the wait.
Seventy-Five
I hope I reach the age you have
before I am no more;
Just footprints on an empty beach,
or raindrops on the shore.
I hope I look as good as you
in decade number eight.
Please tell me what I have to do
to keep on looking great?
I hope I am as brave as you
when things don’t go my way.
I’ll try to think what you might do,
or say what you might say.
I’d like to think I’d carry on
if someone broke my heart.
So tell me how you’ve come so far,
before I have to start?
Birthday Directions
We found out that it was your birthday-
Oh yes- you’ve no secrets from us!
We’re guessing you don’t want a party?
You probably don’t want a fuss.
But seeing as you’re a Director,
and a thoroughly, bloody nice guy,
we couldn’t just let you avoid it-
no matter how hard you might try.
So Jeremy, let us ‘Direct’ you-
have a thoroughly, bloody good day.
Go out and have fun in the evening-
but please don’t get lost on the way!
Copyright © 2017 Sarah Askew