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Happy Birthday, Jim





I sent you email roses...

same ones you sent to me.

You left so many memories--

My only company.

The e-cards sure to make me smile,

The special meals prepared,

Advice I needed, oh, so wise,

The warmth that we two shared,







The way that you insisted,

That I spend not one dime,

To tell you, "Happy Birthday!"

As if it were a crime.

So I sent you a single rose,

And you, the big man, cried!

You told me, "Don't do that again!"

I watched your tears and sighed.







I knew that you must need my care

For it to mean so much.

So for our anniversary

I used a subtle touch.

I painted on a canvas

The rose in morning's mist

I told you that the dewdrops

Meant love was Heaven-kissed.







Today it is your birthday

I tried to keep my word.

I brought to you no flowers fair,

And not one birthday card.

I wanted one good visit,

One conversation sweet,

Your arms around my shoulders,

Form-fitted cheek to cheek.

I hope I didn't make a scene...

But who was there to see?

That lonely hawk that circled high?

Your tombstone?



Only me.....