My 50th birthday is here. I’ve a hard time believing it, but I’ve accepted its arrival. There isn’t much I need, rarely anything, but as birthdays do, they often introduce the question, and so I ponder the idea tonight.
Still nothing.
After a week in D.C. and time to breathe, I’ve come to the realization I need nothing, and for this, I am eternally grateful.
What I want is something entirely different. Those around me can not give me this this I want, so much more goes into it.
*** This This
This this I want isn’t found, it’s given.
This this I want isn’t fair, it’s surprising.
This this I want isn’t impractical, it’s the opposite of.
This this I want isn’t mine, and I’ve gotten used to this…
This this I want isn’t close, but it’s out there somewhere.
Oldest Daughter & Red Headed Sister 
Happy much belated Birthday, my red-headed queen of poetry :-)! Things only get better from here… at least this is what I tell myself! Your last line is something that truly clicks with me: “This this I want isn’t close, but it’s out there somewhere…” And in a way, this keeps me positive and moving forward (with a smile of course, thank to you!). Cheers to still be on the road, and for the next 50 🙂
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Thank you for the birthday wishes, Cowboy! I survived the first month of 50, so I guess I’ll be okay!! I can’t wait to see what the next 50 have in store for me. Maybe one day we’ll have some Pendleton whiskey and listen to the river roll. Sounds dreamy. ♡
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Happy birthday!
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Thank you so much!
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A very Happy Birthday, Audrey. and many more returns!
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Thanks a bunch!!
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Happy Birthday, Audrey. You still retain whippersnapper status in my book, but I admire your realization of what you need.
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Thank you so much, Dan. I’m pretty okay with my status. Smiles.
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A very Happy Birthday, Audrey. I hope this this is in your future. Man, fifty seems so long ago.
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Thank you, John. I hope so, too. Someday, maybe!!
I know you were fun at 50. Just sure of it!
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I was fun at 50. Had a great time.
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You’re fun now! Don’t let anyone tell you differently. ♡
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Had better toys then.
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Your camera and Twiggy are pretty great replacements, I’d say.
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I would say so too. 😁
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♡
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Well, “Happy Birthday” ma’am!
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Thank you, C. Time flies when one is having fun. Smiles.
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Oh, I remember 50.I think it was in 1999.
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Hahaha. You made the biggest smile. Thank you for this… ♡
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