Birthday Doubles

The first birthday to celebrate
is Andrea who now is five.
She is so sweet that bumble bees
attend her thinking she’s the hive.

The next birthday with lots of cake
is for Tommy who now is ten.
He has a brand new baseball glove
and runs the bases in Dad’s den.

These two events are the first day,
balloons, ice cream and lots of noise.
And running all around the place
are lots of little girls and boys.

The second day begins anew
with birthday rites for Allison.
At twenty she is in pre-med,
we sing for her in unison.

The later on we drive ‘cross town
to see the bash for birthday Bob.
He is four decades on the hill,
but he is not a forty snob.

In the evening is one more trip
to see our dear friend Ida May.
At eighty she has lots of vim,
and we wish her a fine birthday!

For three days hence we have to rest
for burning both ends of our candle.
Five birthdays in two days of time
is just too much to handle.

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