21 plus tax

My 11 year old daughter came to me this day
with wishes of Happy Birthday she than asked
if I was old

OLD!! I said
Today I turn 34, Ya she said
34 is old!
at least that is what I’ve been told

I replied
Old my child is not what a person is
But rather,  what one becomes
If ever we forget the laughter
than tis true old by way of number
is to what we each succumb

I still believe in fairies
I look for angels in the sky
With you I swim , I run threw grass
Climb up the trees to sit on branches
as we two watch the world go by

On our bikes we explore the world around
We sit in silence observe the Deer
the Fox in forest bound

Search threw creek bed seeking treasure
that beneath the mud and water dwell
Toboggan, Ice skate , with you each winter
Laugh out loud as each time I recall
the many painful moments that
on to my butt I fell

Old! no
That is not what I am
Yet I have aged and that is true
With each year I have learned  many a lesson
Most my sweet child, I learned from
loving you

If you allow within your heart
freedom , innocence
To view the world threw the eyes of a child
all moments to be, all moments yet untold
Then not a single year that passes by
will ever make one old

But , just in case along life’s path
another asks my age
I say, well my friend, this is fact
smile as I reveal
I am today and always
a mere
21 plus Tax


I live in canada with pst and gst I will 4ever be 21 plus tax
Smile my friend age is a beautiful thing
Raven