Birthdays--a poem

Birthdays are special for some

For others it is just another day

If you like the  birthday person,

Then it is an opportunity to say

All the things you usually don’t

For we have been conditioned so

We don’t express our emotions always

But on birthdays you can let that go

Tell the person you are there for them

Only if you mean it though!

Send wishes that are genuine

Don’t hold back, let the words flow

For life is so unpredictable

All your plans it could block
So celebrate every occasion

Create memories you can lock

For memories are treasures

And lest you forget

To make each day count

Using every chance you get.

© 2020 Preeti Shenoy 

kindly do not reproduce without permission.

Happy Lockdown birthday Neel! 
It sure is a unique memory.


Edited to add:  This poem can be for anyone who has a birthday during this lockdown. It can also be for anyone who has a birthday. Period.
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