My Birthday Present

I have a special birthday…to me that's very clear I mean what luck is it to have my birthday on the last day of the year! And when Deborah asks me what I want tomorrow…how will we celebrate this day I look at all I have…and know exactly what to say. I have a family…and I have love In life…two simply wonderful feats I have a place to live I have clothes to wear I have enough to eat. I have the oceans I have the mountains I have the rivers I have the seas I have sunrises and sunsets I have the flowers and the trees. I have my health I can sing and dance I can read and I can write I have the birds that sing to me each morning and the stars that shine at night. I have friends I have our morning walks at this stage of my life I have no need for speed Hey you might remember this year I even found some weed! I am one of the lucky ones My lif has fit together easily I have the life I always wanted A life of poetry… As I reflect on the eve of my birthday…once again I must concede I do not want a gift this year…for I have everything I need. So for my birthday, tomorrow, Deborah as I celebrate all the gifts I've been bestowed… I'll settle for a piece of cake and could you make it al-a-mode.