Today I’m 54

Just a silly scribble on my birthday

Today is the day
I turn 54
And the lines I display
Might say somewhat more
And the state of my grey
not as keen as afore
and the step in my sway
gets a little more sore
and the choice on my tray
could be a bit more
and the weight that I weigh
is a dubious score
but it is safe to say
it might be somewhat more
but today is the day
and all of you… I adore
from the fracas and fray
and the bothersome snores
from the sneeze that you spray
the left socks on the floor  
and the things that you say
that leave me wanting for more
for you are the bouquet
that makes life living for

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

I hope your birthday was everything you wanted it to be, Bunny. You are still a young man. I am 16 years older than you. "A little more sore" is a major understatement at my age! Glad you have a special someone who makes life sweet. Lovely write. Lydi**

[Robert Trakofler]

Thanks, Lydia I am blessed with so many loves

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Hope your birthday was a happy one. Fifty-four was a long time ago for me. "If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans." A quote from a song by the brothers Van Zant, Johnny and Donnie. We just never know what life will offer next. I hope your life offers you only the best going forward. F.

[Robert Trakofler]

HI Fabian (by the way you are the first Fabian I ever met LOL... you have to take the firsts when you get um these days:) I was feeling very whimsical when I wrote this sometimes when i jump back into an old write its funny how I can climb into that old skin and remember my thought processes:/ by the way I am now the legal speed limit on most highways these days 55 years old so I've hit the speed limit the only question is just much farther will I be able to hit the accelerator before i get a speeding ticket?

[AYVID N]

At 54 you just get better than you've been ever before. This poem is proof of that. I wish you a belated yet heartfelt Very Happy Birthday, my dear friend Bunny. Sending you my very best wishes for a long, long life, joyful and wonderful. I hope you had a great Birthday with your loved ones.

[Robert Trakofler]

I did I was surrounded by my grandkids:)

[AYVID N]

It sounds noisy, cheerful and absolutely wonderful! :)

[Robert Trakofler]

LOL i was smart enough to get a private dining room this time so they got to run around the table and play "gotcha"

[Stella Armour]

belated "Happy Birthday"♥.......

Now i feel old .... i have chldren older than you :(

[Robert Trakofler]

Don't fret dear Stella, I am 76 in "people years"

[Stella Armour]

oh .... i do feel better now ♥
still a bit ahead of you but not much :)))

[moog-drika]

First of all, sorry for being a latecomer! Happy 54. Hope you had a blast!
Silly scribble but smoothly conveys the bitter-sweetness of our aging process, although birthdays now scare me a lot.
However, the words managed to remind me that we must treasure small moments, celebrate the journey, and cherish the people who make life special despite the imperfections.
Here's to many more years of adventures, laughter, and poetic musings!

[Robert Trakofler]

Hello Moog:) every time I see your name I want to write another drumbeat I just love your name!

[moog-drika]

The comment just hit me with a groove! Can't help but smile knowing my name ignites your creativity and makes you want to create drumbeats.
I'd say, that's Moog-nificient!..;)
Thanks for the love.
Keep those beats flowing.
And let me keep sending hearts. ❤️

[Robert Trakofler]

It will happen one day I will write a Moog poem

[moog-drika]

That just blew my mind.
I'll be waiting for that day to read your Moog-nificient poem:D

[Carola]

hello robert
happy belated birthday greetings to you.
i love your whimsical poems & hope you have many years to write more.
cheerio carola

[Robert Trakofler]

Thanks, Carola:) As long as my bean permits I will keep scribbling along

[Akinlolu]

Amazing birthday poetry. Happy birthday.

[Robert Trakofler]

Thank you:)

[FGFRANKLIN]

What a fun romp on your birthday. Happy Birthday. I'd say I wished I was 54 again but I was working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week then, so, no. I'm enjoying retirement. But I need to go fishing. There's never enough time for fishing. ;)

[Robert Trakofler]

LOL, I remember fishing... but I am down to just 60 hours a week now:/

[emmajoygreen]

Belated happy birthday wishes to a gentleman who know how to age uniquely and with all the courage a true man deserves. Here's to cheering many happy returns via my hot chocolate! Methinks June is a good month to be born - under whichever sign! Hope you had a wonderful dinner. xx

[Robert Trakofler]

we made it about half way thru the meal before the kidlings went mad and decided to find entertainment by looking at the aquariums in the lobby amusing the people waiting for a table and the staff working the front counter LOL

[emmajoygreen]

Not everyone has such a unique birthday celebration, Bunny! Hope there's a poem in the pipeline for each of the kidlings!

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

“but today is the day
and all of you… I adore”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST ROBERT🎂👏😘‼️ We Adore U 2 💘and love the rhyme and un-reason (?) of your humorous and lovely ditty here. Celebrate and enjoy yourself- you so deserve it🌈🌞🌻

[Robert Trakofler]

Thank you, dear Annette I am just about to go out the door to have dinner with my grandkids:)

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

🎂👏🎂👏🎂👏🎂👏🎂‼️Enjoy‼️