by Cheryl Batavia

Best Wishes from Mountain Girl to Delta Boy!

Cotton Field. Photo by Trisha Downing from Unsplash

Cornfield. Photo by Lucas van Oort from Unsplash

Best Wishes from

Mountain Girl to Delta Boy!

Our childhood memories of countrysides,

Victorian homes with yards where we once played.

Your life among the cotton fields so wide,

my life where corn grew tall and cattle grazed.

Like Tarzan, you were skilled at throwing knives,

while I was catching tadpoles, climbing trees.

Deploying fireworks, you blew up cow pies,

while I stepped barefoot onto honeybees!

Pursuing education on our terms,

you excelled at math; I wrote poetry.

You hid your crushes; I, in vain, liked nerds!

Trombone for you, and piano for me.

When biking days became old memories,

your driver’s permit fulfilled all your dreams!

When driving, I proceed quite cautiously,

and you still drive like you are seventeen!

Delightful swapping stories, Delta Boy!

Lives parallel in fascinating ways.

This Mountain Girl found a decade of joy

with Delta Boy, just living out our days.

You grew up eating catfish; I ate trout.

In spite of this detail, it all worked out!

Copyright © 2023 by Cheryl Batavia

Happy 75th Birthday, Robert,

Delta Boy !

❤

*We’ll be the same age, 74, until September 20th! Haha!

57 Comments

  4. Unknown's avatar

    Happy 75th birthday, Robert!! How lovely you are together and in ❤️! May you continue to enjoy each other’s similarities and differences as you lovingly point out. Love 💘
    and cherish each other always as you do now. A beautiful poem and a beautiful life, Cheryl!

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    1. Unknown's avatar

      Frank, I so appreciate your kind comment! ❤ This is a birthday gift, and I will take Robert out to our new Hibachi restaurant later this week. You must be getting some colored leaves in Cincinnati now or very soon. Seasonal changes here are very subtle, but we are enjoying some cooler days. Have a great weekend!

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  8. Unknown's avatar

    Dear Cheryl, what a lovely tribute to your loving husband, Robert! You are an ideal couple with so many similarities and understanding, a secret to success. Happy birthday to Robert! May this special day and all days to come be filled with love, laughter and all the joy on this earth. Happy 75th to both of you 🎂🎊🎉💖🌹🙏

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      KK, Your beautiful wishes touch my heart. Thank you so much! ❤ ❤ ❤ Robert and I do have more in common than I have ever experienced before. We even have similar faults!

      I love to tease Robert about the few weeks each year when we are the same age. We are both 74 until 9/20, when he will be 75.

      KK, I know I said I was going to write a sonnet for Robert's birthday, and this did start out that way, but I added two extra verses…I just couldn't help myself! 🙂

      Hope you are enjoying your weekend! ❤

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      1. Unknown's avatar

        My pleasure! Thank you, Cheryl for sharing additional information. Looking to the overflowing emotions in the poem, I’m sure, you can add many more verses even now. Love and emotions never come to an end. Have a great weekend 🎉, 💖

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    1. Unknown's avatar

      Thank you for the birthday greetings. ❤ You are not late. You are ahead of the game, Kritika. I posted early because of an upcoming series of appointments for Robert's sleep study. We have to travel several times next week, and I may not have much time and energy for the blog.

      I am delighted that you enjoyed the poem. Your lovely, detailed response made me very happy! Thank you so much! ❤ Wishing you joy!

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        So, 20th September is the date. Do share the cake 😛
        I can understand. Please take care of yourselves you both. Wish you both a very happy and love filled September.
        ♥️♥️

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