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This poem was written as a birthday gift for my dearest friend, Carla Milho, a beautiful lady and talented writer hailing from Lisbon, Portugal. Please visit her web site to wish her a Happy Birthday on this special day – thanks very much!
Frost the cake and add a candle to the dish
It’s time to make a wish
Another year is here
Sing the song we know with joy and warm delight
We celebrate tonight
Toasting you with good cheer
47!!!
Happy Birthday, Carla
Let the good times flow
Fun and friends who love you, don’t you know
Happiness, forever
When you share a smile
Days ahead grow brighter, all the while
© 2023 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
by Van Morrison (1972)
• see lyrics here •
Having read “Let Me Sing You a Lullaby” by the talented and beautiful Californian poetess, Annabel – wherein she recounts an appreciation of kindness, love and guidance, as received through the song of an angel – I was inspired to write this poem…
Like a message in a bottle
Sealed with a kiss and set adrift
Words flow from your heart, so lovely
– poetic bliss, shared as a gift
© 2022 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photos from unsplash.com: one, two
This morning photograph was taken along Crooked Fork Creek near Wartburg, Tennessee, featuring the picturesque Lower Potter’s Falls. Many fine prints and more are available in the following galleries…
Song for Today
Hot Fun in the Summertime – by Sly & The Family Stone / 1969