Do numbers like birthdays matter?
Yes, dear, you know, of course, they do
Being a two year old toddler
Is not like reaching ninety- two
My neighbour Alice is nearly ninety-five
I'm glad but shocked she's still alive
A happy soul, who knows no fear
She's outlived seven neighbours here
Ignoring newspapers and gloom
She travels, with eyes, round the room
Avoiding talk of bills and wills
No visitors, no sharing ills
But daughter in the USA
Watches her on Zoom every day
I have thought long and very hard
Should we send early birthday cards?
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