Birthdays Roll Around

Sitting at my new computer
Listening to a loved cd;
I am thinking of you, Darling
And of all you meant to me.

Playing love songs from the fifties
"Memories Are Made Of This"
"Love Is A Many-Splendored".
I can almost feel your kiss.

You left too soon, before the wonders
That are commonplace today.
The world through e-mail now is only
Just a finger-tip away.

"On A Day Like Today,"
Listening to the melody,
Tears flow as I remember
How you played that song for me.

We wondered at the beauty
Coming from a forty-five;
Not guessing marvels of the morrow
Would find but one of us alive.

Tomorrow is your birthday, Darling,
I will play these songs for you
And pretend we hear together;
Just the way we used to do.

By: Joyce 02/07/05