Birthday Rhymes

Yesterday was my birthday, so my sister Mandy called me. She apologized for not sending me a card, but I told her it was all right because I kept the one she sent me 3 years ago because it made me laugh so hard.

Mandy does not feel favorably about poetry, but she does like "a little something that rhymes" so she wrote me one in that card.  I read it to her on the phone and we were both laughing so hard we could hardly talk.  So I thought I would share that "little something that rhymes" that my little sister wrote for me 3 years ago.

Stephanie Michelle Taylor is your name

April 16th 19-- you came

to grace the world with your presence

Now on that day we give you presents

Being your sister I have greatly enjoyed

but since your wedding you have been deployed

to live in Iowa far away from me

And your shining face I don't get to see

Now memories from the past I hold dear

Oops that was very cliché I fear

Either way I look back and laugh

The only work to rhyme here is giraffe

I like our special Steph/Mandy hugs

And sing-song rapping "Fresh Prince" like thugs

We love great quites like "Dad!  I found the wears!"

And that SB email when Lil' Brudder reduces Homestar to tears

I love you even from far away

And with that in the open, I must say

I hope you have a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Ok, so maybe that's not as funny to everyone else as it is to the people that know us, but you have to give her points for creativity.  She always makes me laugh.

Reviewing this little something that rhymes reminded me of another that someone else special wrote to me on a birthday card they made me.  It was my little friend, Luke.

I love you however the weather

I love you wherever you are

I love you all of the time

From Luke, which is fine

I love you too, Luke!  Your poem still makes my day!