On my daughter's twenty second birthday <br />I woke up rested <br />My aching muscles needing <br />the sleep <br />the day just slipped pleasantly away through our fingers <br /> <br />As the church bells chime the midnight hour <br />I am happy on the sofa <br />She is next door <br />Reading <br />We heartily ate every spicy morsel of the birthday feast <br /> <br />Suddenly I think of Madame Bovary's flair <br />For fashion and fantasy <br />Stunned I realize <br />That dreams can be coaxed to <br />Come true <br /> <br />One birthday at a time!<br /><br />Monita Soni<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/birthday-wish-at-midnight/
