These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Happy Birthday to My Wife

A happy birthday to my wife.
This year it's fifty-eight.
She adds so much to my blest life.
She is a gift, that's great.

So many years of married days,
and she's still quite the youth.
Her artful hands in sweet displays
show giftings of a truth.

A month away from Christmas time,
November 25,
her day of birth in bliss sublime,
my friend, who truly thrives.

Need a painting? Hers to make.
A bauble for the tree?
A tree itself for hanging's sake
through Christmas nights of glee.

So, "Happy Birthday, My Wife Dear!"
Your years are such a gift.
These days of hope are free and clear.
My heart you always lift.

by Jay O’Toole
on November 24th, 2024