Happy Birthday Holly

Here it is March 20, but in Bangkok it is already tomorrow,

So Happy Birthday little Holly

With your dark swirl of hair, when you were born

your blonde brother called you Our Thai baby

In my picture your Daddy holds

Your small head cupped in his hand

So tenderly and all your family, all 3

Look deep into your new eyes

Now you walk, and you work, taking things out

And putting them back in  You are alert,

needy, funny-face with your little pearls of teeth

Your brother reads the silly turkey book to you and

You laugh, every, every time

On this day of vernal light

Being equal day and night

We in our shadowed evening, hover on this pretty ball called Earth

Spinning, spinning so that you are waking to your

Birthday morning’s light, we already miss you  sweet child

And we love you  T-H-I-S    M-U-C-H

Like the galaxy