My Mother’s Birthday

Today is mom’s birthday

Please don’t talk to her about her age

Because she will not give you an answer

And she won’t be as happy as a clam

However, it is a shame or a sham

Because my mom enjoys being together

With friends and family members

To laugh, to dance and to celebrate

With acquaintances and neighbors

My mother, coming from an unusual

Country like ours, is a natural fighter

A kind, tough and resilient survivor

It is fitting to ceremonialize this special

And happy day with mom who will deny

That today is her birthday. And I always laugh

When she behaves in such a fashion. That’s mom

Who will try to outsmart anybody. As a kind clam

My mother’s heart is very happy to enjoy this blessed day

Yet, if you give her a gift or money for her birthday

I guarantee you that she will gaily keep and hide the money

Mom won’t tell her exact number to anybody, even to me

By the way, my mother loves playing the lottery numbers

She is a genius and everything represents some crazy numbers

When it comes to her age, she’ll find a way to change the tone

Of the subject or the beat of the current conversation

Anyhow, let’s wish my beloved mother:  a happy celebration

Good health and longevity on this special and divine occasion.

P.S. Mom is almost 90 or more; you did not hear this number from me.

Copyright © April 2021, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.

Hébert Logerie is the author of several poetry collections.