When a friend has a birthday,
you celebrate, too.
For you think of her
and all that you'll do
when next you
meet for a lunch
or a meal.
Time has a favor to bestow--
a gift for the birthday girl
and her friend,
"the pleasure of knowing
that we're
friends"
is
a truth that
warms a heart
and
leaves a hug
always!

written for Mary Ellen, 2000
by RD Larson