Your Birthday Party, Dingding Poem by Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

How can you gather 50 men and women
in your own home to eat the food you cook
to find their place in all the nook and corners
of your home without complaining for a space!

How can you manage to let them share
their talents to sing and dance over melodies
stemming from karaoke and microphone,
with the movement and rhythm in their body!

Such a great party you manage to run
every time you hold your birthday and
the birthdays of your loved ones.
Think how many times we have come!

You're such a great woman
with your charm to gather friends
and loved ones with your great hospitality
in the fellowship of celebrating life
over food, music and personal stories.