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Happy Birthday Bertha


'Sister Bear', 'Queenie', 'Bethany', 'Berth'-
The most-est-ly, fantastical sister on earth!

When I grow up, I want to be like her...
I mean, when I grow down, cuz she's so much short-er.

If y'all could meet her, you'd know what I mean,
she's a plannin' slash cleanin' slash organizin' machine!

Just hand her a broom and she'll clean any mess -
and she'll do it in exactly three minutes (or less).

But she's not just a cleaner, not just a list-maker,
she's a cooker, a blogger, a chauffeur, a baker.

She knows lots about words like 'clippers' and 'curly',
thanks to the heads of her boys and sweet girly.

But all of these talents don't even compare
to the person beneath all that Aslan-like hair.

Her mind is amazing, like an elephant really.
She remembers each memory, not matter how silly.

And yet her fine mind's still not the best part,
Cuz in that wee person is a GIGANTIC heart!

With this huge heart she makes everyone feel
like it's totally fine to be totally real.

It's o.k. to be quirky, it's o.k. to be flawed,
she never makes me feel weird for being so odd.

And the laughter that comes bubbling out of her heart
reminds me that 'funny's way funner than 'smart'.

And so on her birthday in her far-away home,
I hope that she giggled because of this pome. ;)