Birthday Boy
For Dael Williamson, after his First birthday party
.
Well, anyway, I’m sure that
they enjoyed themselves,
knowing why they were there,
even though you
might have
wondered . . .
so many
peopletoyscakesandicecream
all crammed into
small hands,
mouths, and
two hours;
and afterwards,
as people left
clutching children,
who were clutching
balloons, bursting,
noise and tears . . .
did you feel different,
sort of . . . Older,
sort of,
you know,
One?
© Colin Gordon-Farleigh 2006
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