Ben and Cora Green had seven children, like calendar pages turning;
Each one born on a different weekday, like mango sun, forever burning.
Zoe was pretty, with big eyes and dimples, while Leah loved dancing,
Yet, Bill was sort of a pessimist; like when mystic trouble is glancing.
Edward had a zeal for jogging, while Ruth ran many errands for free.
James always had a part time job. Pete was all sunshine, very happy.
Fun barbecues attracted friends, to lawns of families and red flowers;
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Today, my love, you are forty, and if I may be so bold
to presume that you might thinking now of getting old,
it’s a rite of life that birthdays give us pause
and make us note the changes that they cause.
We are a little worn, perhaps, a little tireder in the knees.
And even though this is the kind of day you tease
those to whom it happens, it happens soon enough
to all of us, however innocent we be or tough.
I do not tease you, wife of mine, because with joy I see
that every year that passes by, you pass by with me.
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Ben and Cora Green had seven children, like calendar pages turning;
Each one born on a different weekday, like mango sun, forever burning.
Zoe was pretty, with big eyes and dimples, while Leah loved dancing,
Yet, Bill was sort of a pessimist; like when mystic trouble is glancing.
Edward had a zeal for jogging, while Ruth ran many errands for free.
James always had a part time job. Pete was all sunshine, very happy.
Fun barbecues attracted friends, to lawns of families and red flowers;
......
Today, my love, you are forty, and if I may be so bold
to presume that you might thinking now of getting old,
it’s a rite of life that birthdays give us pause
and make us note the changes that they cause.
We are a little worn, perhaps, a little tireder in the knees.
And even though this is the kind of day you tease
those to whom it happens, it happens soon enough
to all of us, however innocent we be or tough.
I do not tease you, wife of mine, because with joy I see
that every year that passes by, you pass by with me.
......