Poem for David's Forty-fifth Birthday

I love it, jjorge, but I must confess I had to look up ululate.

Especially like this verse:


"Aging, but full of wit and wisdom,
-and a little scratch or two,
Come to think of it, this book
is... well...an awful lot like you."

So glad to see you back.

enjoyed it jjorge

That's lovely jjorge.

Hi Miss letty, Edgar, Tai Chi,

Thank you for the kind words.

This is about the seventh or eighth poem I've written for someone.
(not counting a half dozen that I wrote to for an unrequited crush a few years ago)

I found that people are usually quite delighted to have a poem written just for them, and it please me to please them in that way.

This poem is actually the second that I've written to/for my brother David. The first was four years ago ('Letter to my Brother in San Francisco') which I wrote to tell him about the season's first snowstorm.
I published it here on A2K in December of 2002.

Incidentally and FYI the book that I mentioned in the poem is:
'Americans' Favorite Poems: the Favorite Poem Project Anthology'
Robert Pinsky and Maggie Dietz eds.

So glad to see you posting, and, besides, I like the birthday poem. Just right, at point.

Fab !! and it is soooooooo good to see you back !

My, my, my! How delightful it is to see you ALL!

.... and now osso!
(did you get to ABQ osso?)

and the handsome prince!

unfaithful wandering Gemini that I am,
I don't deserve you. (sniff)