Arthur, Very Happy Birthday, Hooray….! Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

POEM NUMBER 531

Believe me my dearest boy....
when you came to earth
you looked just like the cutest toy
my second darling son´s birth
lovely, beautiful and such intelligent eyes
for your age, you are utmost wise

when you were seven in age
you asked our neighbour
and that was certainly no mirage
where do the sponges come from?

she was a very kindest woman, but honest
and said: Arthur, I know about the most things
but about sponges, I have never known

Arthur is always polite and said to her
Mrs. Smakman, they come from the Greek Islands
these sponges are plants growing
on the bottom of the sea as long as the earth exists
you can catch them too and sure they are still selling them
up there in Greece in the Mediterranean sea

I remember that I have bought for all three sons
a children's Encyclopedia
Arthur is fond of reading all things this series
especially concerning the spinning earth
and its frequency

I do hope wherever you are today
have a very happy Birthday
God's greatest blessings too
and many happy returns of the day

sent with love and cares
for my second son who always dares
to open his mouth to defend his large family
A Very Happy BirthDay, second son of me....


from your dearest mum
A.D. The 13th of February 2019-
@ 5.12 hrs. A.M. Netherlands Time