candles light upon a cake
symbolizing all your years
and with one single blow
a wish for mankind you will make
one – your first in life you’ve just begun
two- you stumble forward tripping too
three – you reach and climb up trees
four – you read and want for more
five – so grown up and alive
ten- adventure stories spin
twenty – master of your destiny
seventy – Sudoku if you can only remember where you put the tea
Today at Poet’s United the prompt is Birthday in honor of Martin Luther King’s Birthday.
penned in moon dust 
Loved this! I now keep my tea in plain sight, LOL. This made me smile!
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I love this! You had me grinning at memories and cake–and then at the final surprise. This is a loving poem, a treat!
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PS: I had to look up Sodoku, I admit it. Got to find the tea and the brain …
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Hehe! And then… the moment when I wonder what the mind is like at age 70!! Clever poem.
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Would that the wishes we make each birthday could help to change the world at large…a most enjoyable verse.
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Thank you for this interesting poem,Leslie.
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Love your creative counting. Sudoku already started..before time. 🙂
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i love playing sudoku. it transports me to another world.
lovely observations on various ages 🙂
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I hope I remember how to play Sudoko when I’m seventy. Oh my. That’s not that long away.
Love your poem.
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Love the list-y-ness and the humor, too!
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well wishes especially for those who will see the candles on the cake at seventy but won’t know what the ritual is
gracias for sharing
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A very fun poem.
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|So fun -filled
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I greatly appreciate the enthusiasm that you put into this poem, and the style of counting down the years really is a great addition to the memories. The Sudoku part was exceptionally funny and ironic in my opinion. Really nice!
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The last one made me laugh…it happens pretty early in my experience!
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Ha…Sudoku is something I am not familiar with. I hope it is not similar to geriactric bowls or bingo:)
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