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My Daughter Is Fifty On February Ninth

And I thought turning 70 was a big month

By Denise E LindquistPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
My Daughter Is Fifty On February Ninth
Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash

Do I ever feel old

Not just an old soul

How can I be so cold

not to accept old, I'm an asshole

~

Okay, maybe not.

I'm getting distraught

I'm planning her party

And it will be fun you see

~

There will be good food

putting us all in a mood

ice cream cake

I won't bake

~

Her favorite games

beats labor pains

and music

not something sic

~

A musician friend

playing until the end

a family discount

it truly does count

~

Surprises for her

I'm not always sure

I can't keep secrets well

I tend to tell

~

Oh hell

so what if I do

it's not the end Boo

She will enjoy it too

there will be no hullabaloo

~~~~

Photos of 20, 5, and 1 year ago - She is aging well, no? Me, not so much, that's low!

My husband's polaroid photo.
At a Pink concert in 2019

Joanna, and I with her children and grandchild at a niece's graduation party in 2024.

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About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

Retired, working part-time as a Native American culture consultant. I have an MSE, and an ABD. I write on Vocal, and Facebook. Poetry, non-fiction mostly, and working on fiction. Wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

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    Written by Denise E Lindquist