A friend turns forty..

Fiona's family & a few colleagues &  old friends met on Saturday night at the BCCS school to celebrate Fiona graduating from her 40th year on God's Earth. Joining with that celebration...

Fiona is forty
years old about Now
Fi, don't get haughty!
(though, you could take a bow)

Multi-skilled is our "Fi":
just now with School Teachers,
before that was "O.T.";
and most caring features...

..Psych nurse; & a Carer;
I think there was "Cleaning".
But you won't get fairer,
or more forth-right in meaning!

If Fi thinks it, she speaks
what's come into her mind;
so you know, before weeks,
what you're likely to find.

But she won't "put you down"
(at least not meaning to).
Sometimes comes a frown,
but she'll listen to you.

All this stuff, Fiona,
we've seen over the years,
you've certainly grown a 
bold daughter[1]! Now, here's cheers!

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[1] Background for the use of “daughter” here (as well as being the daughter to her parents, who joined in the night). Somehow Fi reminds me of that determined (and open) lady, who [had a haemorrhage (& was thus considered “unclean” by her society. After seeing & hearing about what Jesus had done in healing people by placing his hands on them, she put two & two together, “If I just touch his clothes I will get well”, and acted on it. But he stopped in the middle of everything to say “Who touched my clothes?”.. and waited… the story goes that she had felt in her body that the bleeding had stopped &] when she realized what had happened, came & told the whole story… and Jesus said to her “My daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace, & be healed of your suffering.” I was thinking of Jesus responding to Fi’s logic, boldness & open-ness & calling her “My daughter..”.  But if you prefer, you could use the word “gal” (for girl), instead of daughter.