Remembering a Four-Year-Old's Birthday Party
And I remember it well...
By Jillian SpiridonPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
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Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay
Lily, do you remember the seaside
where you dashed across the sand without shoes,
laughing like you tumbled down a hillside,
all while your dad likely wanted to snooze?
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Lily, do you remember the big pool
where you swam and swam from morn till past noon,
the ocean a backdrop like a blue jewel
that made all the adults there want to swoon?
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Lily, do you remember the pink cake
that I thought might smear your pretty white dress,
your smile wide till your cheeks felt an ache,
and all those gifts over which to obsess?
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Lily, you had turned only four and yet
you‘d had a summer you’d never forget.
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Jillian Spiridon
just another writer with too many cats
twitter: @jillianspiridon
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