I Lasso’d

Historical names for February include the Old English terms Solmonath (mud month) and Kale-monath (named for cabbage). All of which is a bit weird, but who wouldn’t want a birthday right now to cheer things along? I hope yours will be as happy as mine! All hoopla, swings and roundabouts, fun with family and friends …

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I LASSO’D

a birthday as it flew past
tied it to a cake
lit candles by the score                       
frilled the day with family
tied balloons to shoulders
wrists toes and ankles
and danced a country jig

we partied in the sunlight
we partied in the snow
we cut the cake and cheered
as we ate it in the rain

my birthday then escaped
and swung upon the moon
I waved at every waxing
invited it to visit
but the birthday
shook its flaming head
then vanished down the year
as the quiet clock ticked on

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Those Blue Shoes for ages 7-11 … Weston’s … skill in juggling time past with time present … the plot unfolds with fast-paced action, mystery, suspense and even a ghost. Joan Givner