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On the garden floor, a green apple
I bite into it joyfully..
Two autumn leaves settle gracefully
in the palm of my hand;
A light breeze
and they blow away
like the candles on my cake -
Thirty one - I made no wish!
No need.
My birthday,
a garland of love songs,
perfect and complete.
Illustrator: Rene Gruau