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March Slice of Life Story Challenge 
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On this birthday day

Calm morning
Pedicure pamper
Chatting with family
quiet and   s  l  o w

Windows down driving
Shopping alone
Sunshine stroll
quiet and   s  l  o w

Family together
Dinner out
Talking and laughing
LOUD and fast

Cake and candles
Singing joyously
Cards and special gifts
LOUD and fast

Everyone leaving
Two by two
All is quiet again
exhausted and   t  i  r  e  d . . .

On this birthday day


Comments

  1. I love how you wrote your poem. It gave so much meaning and understanding about your day. Happy Birthday!

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  2. How lovely! You captured the pace of your birthday celebration. I read your birthday gratitude list yesterday. That is a wonderful idea. My years and list are longer so I might have to get started now. :) Blessings.

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  3. Slow and fast. I could feel you relaxing and I could feel the quicker pace. Your words showed what you were feeling.
    Happy Birthday.

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  4. It's good that you had both slow and fast in your day, a bit alone and a bit together with others. I hope that you get to sleep - deep and long- to be refreshed tomorrow.

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  5. Sounds delightful. I loved the everyone left two by two. Since I read your mom's blog, I understood. Sounds like it was a good day for all.

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  6. That was lovely...the pace of your celebratory day sounds perfect, Michelle.

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  7. I love the format of this birthday poem. What fun! I am glad that you had a great day.

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  8. So glad that we got to spend some time together - relaxing, chatting and enjoying each other's company. The Dinner celebration was wonderful. A new beginning to a new year.

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  9. Happy Birthday Michelle! It sounded like one to remember.

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  10. Happy Birthday Michelle! It sounded like one to remember.

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  11. Glad you captured just that feeling-special early, special later, special still. Nice, Michelle!

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  12. I bet this is a slice your girls would enjoy--it begs to be read aloud!

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  13. Sounds like a great birthday! So glad you were able to enjoy, relax and have some fun...

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  14. I used your lines in my last slice, a cento poem, a collection of lines from others' poems. I hope you don't mind.
    https://meanderingmaya.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/cento-31-of-31-no-words-of-mine-does-this-count%F0%9F%98%84

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  15. Sounds like you had a great day. I loved how you used the last line of each stanza to tie the poem together. Perfect!

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