Happy Birthday

i sleep
with dreams in my eyes
to touch the sky
and joy in my soul
to live more

i walk
on a path of rose
my base firm and safe
no thorns to prick
even an inch
of my skin

i shop
pretty things
and fill my cart to the brink
worry free
about the bill
and what might
you think

i laugh
hard and often
to your jokes
and silly pranks
lift my spirit up
send the worry down

i speak
a few words
to convey it all
words travel
even through silence
reach your end
in perfect sentence

i bask
in the sunshine
of your love
i revel
in the glow
of your laughter
my slice of summer
you keep me warm
when i am far
and
cold