Happy 57th

Happy 57th.

the sun is still shining on my children

I thought they would have outgrown the

teeter-totter, apparently not.

good for them

and for me who still careens down the

bike path, ringing a bell, singing

the same song,

thank goodness for 57, candles,

paper parasols, presents, the same

crooked smile, happier to be alive

than ever before, embraced on

all sides, having fun in the sun,

embrace 57.