Being an off-the-cuff(could have been worse) birthday verse for <br />Miss Tara <br /> <br />**** <br /> <br />Well, for what <br />it’s worth <br /> <br />it’s your day <br />of birth <br /> <br />& you’ve kept <br />true to yourself <br /> <br />(true grit) <br /> <br />always making sure that <br />your skirts are too short <br /> <br />& your hair too blonde <br /> <br />but what <br /> the heck <br /> <br />that’s just <br />you. <br /> <br /> <br />And you <br />the master (& mistress) of words <br /> <br />telling them <br />what’s what <br /> <br />& what <br />they should do <br /> <br />& the words <br />(being good little words) <br />do exactly what you tell them to do. <br /> <br />And not only can you <br />make a good point <br /> <br />but put away <br />a pint <br /> <br />quicker than one can say: <br />“Tara McHale...this is your life! ” <br /> <br />But hey(as I say) <br />that’s just you <br /> <br />& we all love <br />the you that you do. <br /> <br />As Scarlet O’ Hara <br />(not to be confused with <br />that sweet Miss Treat) <br /> <br />proclaimed in the final frame: <br />“There’s always Tara! ” <br /> <br />And as for <br />birthdays? <br /> <br />Let’s let her <br />also have the final say: <br /> <br />“I won’t think about it today <br />I’ll think about it <br /> <br />...tomorrow! ”<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hoppy-sorry-this-title-is-a-little-tipsy-hippy-bertha-ahh-that-sounds-better-or-gone-with-the-wind/
