Saturday, March 5, 2016


A toast: To new beginnings.
May each of us endeavor
To lay to rest “It is what it is”
“You go girl” and “Whatever” 

May the fortune wheel hit JACKPOT!
Every time you twirl the spinner,
May your true love's glances make you lose
Your heart and not your dinner.  

May your plains always be fruited,
And your oceans, white with foam,
May your cell phones not be obsolete 
Before you get them home.

May your heart be in the heavens,
May your heels be on the earth,
May the stone inside your kidney
Be dissolved or given birth.

May you always dare to roll the dice
And never come-up craps,
So you have to wear a barrel
Held in place by leather straps. 

May you always know the answer,
May you always steal the show,
May you always have a plunger,
When the toilets overflow. 

May Cupid’s arrow find the one
To be your “Heart of Hearts”,
Then take his arrow back 
When all the constant nagging starts. 

May you stop and take a breather,
May you stop unhealthy vices,
May you stop the acid reflux
After eating zesty spices

May you prove The Reaper wrong 
When he announces, ”Time to go.”
May you always lend an ear
But not the same way as Van Gogh 

May your rise-and-shines be painless,
May your winds be strong and steady,
May you walk more than a block
And not collapse like wet spaghetti. 

May the sages seek your council, 
May your heart be sweet as nectar,
May everyone admire your taste
(Except for Hannibal Lecter.)

May your headlines read, “AMAZING!”
and “The Next Big Up-and-Comer!” 
May your movie be “A Beautiful Mind”
Instead of “Dumb and Dumber”

May your “attaboys” be many,
May your “kiss-my-butts” be few,
May the gum tossed on the sidewalk
Not come underneath your shoe.

May you know just when to stand your ground,
And when to cut and run,
May you never over-buy
Because it’s cheaper by the ton.

May your pilots be well-rested,
May your confidants not blabber,
May you not find out the hard way
When the milk has turned to clabber.

So board your ships, it’s time to sail
For waters yet uncharted.
“To your health” and “Down the hatch”
Let’s get this party started. 

©2014 Cleggo

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