These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Happy Birthday, Miss Dianne!

Miss Dianne, friend, it has a pleasure been
to serve you in this way.
The cleaning and the trash attend
as a consistent night QA.

Soon your day of birth will newly show your worth.
One more year you'll older be.
When you pass it through, and then sally forth,
you're still quite young to me.

With our sustenance, we live not by chance,
but daily bread and water.
Your nightly job is seen at a glance.
You stock these most as you oughter.

When I retire, 'tis your new hire
will hear your words quite often,
"Just leave the trash! It's not that dire!
Tomorrow, it'll be gotten!"

Enjoy your days of cake and praise,
and rest you for the week
of work so much the eyes do glaze
when QA Stan you'll seek.

He'll be around on common ground,
but no more Saturday nights.
Another on these floors now found
will clean and keep it bright.

Enjoy your birthday! You're not old.
More years until you're 50!
Retirement soon has made me bold.
Dear Friend, you're really nifty!

by Jay O’Toole
on September 4th, 2025