THE BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
TODAY IS SUCH A HAPPY DAY,
I TURNED FOUR TODAY,
MOMMY SAYS SHE HAS A SURPRISE FOR ME,
AND I SHOULD GO OUT AND PLAY...
I AM SO EXCITED,
I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE,
I HOPE IT'S A NEW PUPPY,
THAT CAN RUN AND PLAY WITH ME...
MOMMY HAS BEEN BAKING,
I THINK IT'S MY BIRTHDAY CAKE,
SHE WONT LET ME LOOK JUST YET,
SHE SAYS I'LL HAVE TO WAIT...
I SURE DO LOVE MY MOMMY,
SHE TAKES SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME,
WE DO THINGS TOGETHER ALL THE TIME,
SHE NEVER GETS TIRED OF ME...
THE DAY IS GOING BY SO FAST,
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR A NAP,
MOMMY SAID WHEN I AWAKE,
SHE WILL READ TO ME ON HER LAP...
I WISH MY DADDY COULD BE HERE,
TO SHARE THIS DAY WITH ME,
HE WENT TO LIVE WITH THE ANGELS,
NOW IT'S JUST MOMMY AND ME...
MOMMY SAYS IT'S NAP TIME,
SO I HAVE TO WAIT SOME MORE,
WHEN I WAKE UP IT WILL BE TIME,
FOR MY BIG SURPRISE AND MORE...
SUDDENLY I SMELL SOMETHING STRANGE,
IT DOESNT SMELL LIKE CAKE,
I'LL SNEAK DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK,
MAYBE MOMMY MADE A MISTAKE...
THERE IS MOMMY TAKING A NAP,
BUT WHY ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR,
THERE IS GRAY CLOUDS ALL OVER THE ROOM,
SO I OPENED UP THE DOOR...
MOMMY WAKE UP, YOU SAID IT IS TIME,
AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY NAP,
SHE MUST BE REALLY TIRED,
TO SLEEP REAL HARD LIKE THAT...
SHE LOOKS SO TIRED I'LL GET HER A BLANKET,
AND GO ON OUT AND PLAY,
WHEN SHE WAKES UP, I'LL GET MY SURPRISE,
AND THEN WE CAN LAUGH AND PLAY...
THE LADY NEXT DOOR IS SO NICE,
SHE ASKED WHY I WAS PLAYING ALONE OUTSIDE,
I SAID MOMMY WAS SLEEPING IN THE KITCHEN,
SHE GOT A FUNNY LOOK IN HER EYE...
SHE RAN INSIDE MY HOUSE,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND,
MOMMY SLEEPS ALL THE TIME,
WHY DID SHE CALL THOSE MEN...
THEY ARE TAKING MOMMY FOR A RIDE,
IN A BIG WHITE TRUCK WITH RED LIGHTS,
MY NEIGHBOR LADY SAID I CAN STAY WITH HER,
BUT JUST FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS...
WAS THIS THE SURPRISE THAT MOMMY SPOKE OF,
WAS I GOING TO PLAY SLEEPOVER,
WHERE DID THEY TAKE MY MOMMY,
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN PASSED OVER...
EVERYONE IS CRYING,
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND,
I THOUGHT BIRTHDAYS WERE A HAPPY TIME,
OF CAKES AND MAKING PARTY PLANS...
TODAY I GOT TO RIDE,
IN A BIG BLACK CAR,
MY NEIGHBOR SAID MY MOMMY WAS GONE,
TO LIVE AMONG THE STARS...
WELL THAT IS WHERE MY DADDY WENT,
MAYBE SHE WENT TO GET HIM FOR ME,
TO SHARE MY BIRTHDAY, AND LAUGH AND PLAY,
AND HAVE SOME CAKE WITH ME...
THE MEN THAT TOOK MY MOMMY AWAY,
CAME TO SEE ME TODAY,
THEY GAVE ME A BOX, ALL WRAPPED IN PINK,
THEY SAID IT WAS FOR MY BIRTHDAY...
WHEN THEY CAME TO SEE MY MOMMY,
THEY FOUND IT IN HER ROOM YOU SEE,
IT HAD MY NAME ON IT, SO THEY KNEW,
THAT IT MUST BE FOR ME...
I OPENED UP THE BOX,
AND THERE TO MY HAPPY SURPRISE,
WAS THE CUTEST LITTLE PUPPY,
AND TEARS THEN FILLED MY EYES...
WHY DIDN'T MY MOMMY,
GIVE HIM TO ME THE OTHER DAY,
AND WHY CAN'T SHE BE HERE WITH ME,
TO HEAR ME AND PUPPY LAUGH AND PLAY...
DID SHE GO TO GET MY DADDY,
ARE THEY COMING HOME REAL SOON,
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE WOULD LEAVE ME,
AND NOT COME BACK HOME FOR ME...
DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG,
I TOOK MY NAP LIKE MOMMY SAID,
SHE IS ONLY SLEEPING,
PLEASE DON'T SAY SHE IS DEAD...
THE END
BY: JOYCE MOUNTAIN LION
MAY 1999
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