Monday, April 9, 2018

97/365/People in 56/Amy


On the Occasion of a Birthday

An English professor–slash-writer
laughs loudly at things that delight her.
Her mirth is contagious—
guffaws so outrageous
we deliberately strive to incite her.

A woman wed ’midst the saguaros
bet wisely on happy tomorrows.
At fifty, still gorgeous,
Amy’s heart is enormous
and Ken never glances at bar hos.

6 comments:

  1. Fabulous, as always. And I can't imagine better wedding guests than saguaros, although they can be a bit prickly when incited.

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  2. Anyone who can rhyme saguaros with bar hos wins the day, IMO.

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  3. Yes! What Sabine said. You're so clever!

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  4. That last line made me laugh out loud. Amy sounds like a keeper.

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  5. I agree with - and love - all the comments above.

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