On her 90th birthday on July the 13th for her there will be a party <br />And Betty Trencher still going strong and she feels hale and hearty <br />And Anthea, Rachel and Olga will be there and perhaps John and Peter <br />For to sing her happy birthday and to toast her and to fete her. <br /> <br />She has lived through world wars 1 and 2 and through years of want and plenty <br />And many Seasons have come and gone since Betty turned twenty <br />In the lean fifties times were tough when her children she was raising <br />And still she looks so young and bright that woman is amazing. <br /> <br />For one of four score years and ten she visibly looks glowing <br />And she has a young person's mind her memory isn't slowing <br />Her faculties are still intact her body only ageing <br />And you won't find many of her age so charming and engaging. <br /> <br />She likes the Gold Coast where she lives says than Victoria it's far better <br />She found the weather in the south far cooler, damp and wetter <br />She says up here of cold and damp People don't be complaining <br />In Queensland it is never cold not even when it's raining <br /> <br />She has lived through world wars 1 and 2 so why not celebrate her <br />And she's ninety years and still going strong and than her there's none greater <br />And to younger people Betty Trencher is an inspiration <br />And for her one could only have respect and admiration.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-betty-on-her-90th-birthday/
