Friday, March 06, 2009

I need to write a birthday poem for my mother

My mother's birthday is March 19 and she will be 88 years old or young, depending on one's point of view. I want to write a birthday poem for her, but I'm not sure what to include. So far, Mom has had a long and interesting life.

Things I want to include in the poem

  1. Born on March 19, 1921
  2. Birthplace on a farm outside Lamont, Oklahoma
  3. Very small at birth and did not get weight until parents took her into Lamont a month or so after she was born
  4. Worked in Las Vegas, Nevada, at what is now University Medical Center near the end of World War II
  5. Worked as a waitress until she was 83 or 84
  6. Gave birth to four children - 2 girls and 2 boys
  7. Has eight grandchildren
  8. Has five great grandchildren
  9. Started writing poetry when she was 81 or 82

I'm not sure of the form, but I think I will use a poetry form for this poem. I find poetry forms work well when I'm not sure about everything I want in a poem or even the title.

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