Happy Birthday

Kathy

I guess it is fifty two

my greeting to you this Sunday

It is the least that I could do

and one way to say

 

Your visit meant a lot

not that it was deserved

But it warmed my aging heart

I couldn't have been better served

 

What you have done so well

for so many years

Has filled me with a bit of pride

and never any tears

 

As you probably know

simple poetry has helped me face

The years we weren't together

in a more happy place

 

I don't ask to be forgiven

for the time I wasn't there

But I hope you know

there wasn't a moment I didn't care

 

Life is a struggle

and we never know what's next

We just have to do our best

not always what others expect

 

I have learned to be happy

with how your Mother helped you

Often in so many ways

I wasn't able to do

 

Now you have Jeff and Sam

to make your life more complete

The family you have earned

could never be beat

 

love, Dad