It's Weegy12's Birthday!!!!!

A very warm howdy from the Lone Star State and lots of wishes for good health, good company, good cake, good everything!

Happy Birthday

It's your birthday?
Do you remember how we would sit up on the shady branches of the walnut tree at the end of the Partlow's driveway when we were kids.
And how you liked to play we were Puritans and speak with "thees" and "thous"... remember that?
Thinking about those days inspired me to write a little poem about way back then

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Raised in a barefoot town,
surrounded by farmland and fallow field.
We, in the heat summer,
skittered from shady spot to shady spot
until our dusty feet reached the Black Walnut tree.
On her sprawling branches
is where we would gather

We lounged in the shady arms of the huge tree,
We flicked tiny ants from our chubby thighs
And we talked the nonsense that children talk
Your knees look funny
Your nose looks funny
Elaine's daddy took a pill not to drink any more.

Like the warm breeze that cooled my sweaty neck
Came the idea for a most dramatic feat.
To prove my great faith in God,
To prove the enormity of my trust in him
Like they were hot coals,
I would walk across a bullthorn patch without getting a single sticker.

I don't know when I discovered that green bullthorns are
soft, pliable and rarely puncture tender little feet.
But there I was,
Before an audience of satisfyingly astounded 8 year olds
Arms outstretched, as if walking a highwire without a net
I crossed the sticker patch unscathed.
If all poets are liars then I suppose,
according to Plato
Poetry was my destiny.

Happy Birthday girlfriend!
*hugs*
Dove

Happy Birthday!!

Judy

Happy Birthday Weegie! I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Happy Happy birthday my dear iris lady. I hope this day is everything you want it to be.
Winnie

happy birthday!!

belinda

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUISE, CECIL

Your birthday is almost over now, I hope you've had a great day!

Dovey, what a nice poem.

Sandy

Oh my God you all!! Dovey, I'm speechless! That was wonderful. Thee art indeed the greatest thou!
You guys...it was so nice to come home from a great camping trip, (parked right next door at the RV resort to the Pechanga Casino!) and get on the computer and find these well wishes. You put the icing on my birthday cake. Your words are so very much appreciated. Love you all!
(Can you believe that I did not even step one foot into the casino!??!?? I did however win a game of "Knock" and came back with about 44.00!
My heartfelt thanks to you all!
((((((((((((((((((((((ALL))))))))))))))))))))))

Right next to the casino and you didn't gamble?!?!?
Art thou nuts?
I'm a sucker for the Wheel Of Fortune nickle slots.

Glad to hear your birthday was a good one.
Dove

A belated birthday here from east Texas! Hope yours was a great day with many, many more to come!
Happy gardening!

Louise

A late birthday but lots of hopes for a very wonderful year. I hope that it is as generous to you as you are to everyone else. What more could you ask? :-)
Doss

Sorry this is late, couldn't let your day slip by without a warm wish for a great and prosperous year ahead.
Jackie from KY

Thanks for thinking of me! You guys just make me smile!

well I am the worst the absolute worst I had the date all wrong and missed it all together!!!!!! My dear friend I apologize and just know that in my heart it is always your birthday to me always a special for me too just knowing you!!!

Love

Anne

Awwwwww, Anne, you are sweet, thanks buddy! No apology needed sweetie.