Birthdays Are the Tolling of

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Birthday Poems

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Birthdays are the tolling of
A bell that marks the coming of
A time of festive joy and love,
A time to treasure life and love.

So come and celebrate with me
The circumstance that makes me, me:
The moment when I came to be,
And what I now have come to be.

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Video and Audio Music: Parzival.
By William Rosati. Music free to use at YouTube.

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