Birthday Place Mats

Hi:
Don't know where this came from,
so I can't give credit, where credit is due.

Make this up as place mats for each guest -- copy it -- center it --
change the font to your liking --

Then put them in plastic sheet protectors,
one for each guest to take home.


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Just a line to say I'm living,
That I'm not among the dead,
Though I'm getting more forgetful
and mixed up in my head.

I've gotten used to my arthritis,
to my dentures I'm resigned.
I can manage my bifocals,
But, Oh God, I miss my mind.

For sometimes I can't remember
when I stand at the foot of the stair.
If I must go up for something
Or I've just come down from there.

And before the fridge, so often
my poor mind is filled with doubt.
Have I just put food away,
or have I come to take some out?

And sometimes when it's dark outside
As I lie upon my bed
I don't know if I'm retiring,
or getting up instead.

So, if it's my turn to write you
There's no need you getting sore,
I may think, I have already written
and don't want to be a bore.

So remember, I do love you,
And I wish that you were near
But it's nearly mail time,
So must say, "Goodbye Dear"


P.S. Here I stand beside the mailbox
With face so very red,
Instead of mailing you my letter,
I've opened it instead ! ! !

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ENJOY!! j