All In The Counting

All in the counting
A day made all the more special
By being in a particular year
A decade after a certain other

All in the counting
Her age no longer a single digit
Barely fitting on two full hands
The basis of our number system

All in the counting
She joins the ranks of all of us
Who write our age with two marks
Hoping to one day need a third

All in the counting
Just the right number of candles
Lit carefully each after the other
Then blown out with a secret wish

All in the counting
This birthday the best one ever
Counted down by weeks and days
The hours of it counted too fast

@}>--'---,----

(POTD #1117, originally written and posted on December 7, 2008)

Thank you for reading my poetry. Please feel free to print it, copy it, or distribute it in any manner that you see fit, but please also keep the copyright notice attached. And if you have any comments, please e-mail me.

Previous poem ----- Next poem

Poem Of The Day

Bowling For Poetry

My Home Page

E-mail me at jadepoet@mac.com

This page is a Zap Software production.