BIRTHDAY WISHES TO CHERYL – 21/ 4 / 75
Since, Cheryl dear, we’re stuck up here
alone with mother nature,
you will not hear our birthday song
in C or Bb major.
And though we simply cannot give
you close felicitation
across these distant miles we send
our verse-atile vibrations.
This day for you and you alone
whate ‘er the cost or peril
we’ll dedicate, and earth and sky
will sing to us of Cheryl.
The dawn will whisper morning bliss
in music sentimental
we’ll feel your touching presence there
fresh as a breeze, and gentle.
Your face in bloom, your eyes, your smile,
your fascinating dimple
makes virgin flush of morning sky
look plain and drab and simple.
We’ll see your smile light up the sky
when sun-kissed clouds awaken
hill and valley, every leaf
that breath of wind has shaken.
While mountain stream and water-fall
and bulbul, thrush and lark will
sing in praise of twinkling eyes
rare jewels full of sparkle.
Yes, every mountain bird will join –
( stan says they’ll do it for us)
in polyphonic harmony
a swinging birthday chorus.
And every stone and blade of grass
and brook and wind that blows is
spreading memories of you
by humming, “paper roses”! !
We’ll see you when our coffee boils
and hear each sigh you utter
at breakfast we will share with you
our bread and peanut butter.
And when at lunch we’re munching through
tomatoes and cucumber
we’ll think of what you really are –
a superlative number!
We’ll dream of you while washing through
our pots and pans and dishes
the music of the plates we break
will sound like birthday wishes.
As setting sun and twilight hush
draw screen o’er hill and valley
for last celestial wish to you
a million stars will sally.
In case our message isn’t clear
before we bid adieu,
from Alex, Stan and Terry here –
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!
( We know our greetings stray a bit
from those that are so formal
excuse our crazy mood today –
tomorrow we’ll be normal !)