birthday celebrations

The twenty second of July goes by,
and how much good has come to us, Jesus!
- You've given us a taste of good, as would

a person who loved life & strength, at length
who could contain themselves no more; but pour
out excess life and fullness on - who's gone

and yet remains: no thread of friend-ships end;
in-vis-i-ble yet immortal portal,
there's Bevan, Beth, the last of three - Polly,

all Walkers whose births celebrated, dated
around this time yet here sublime do rhyme
for Saturday this twenty-sec-ond (heck!)

day of July has now gone by. We sigh,
and then recall - Katrina, Paul (the small),
Mell said she prayed, Mike & Jo stayed, arrayed

across this day (though lost) we say - Hurray!
for birthday celebrations are "Hurrah!"
hip, hip were joined, & we rejoined, thus coined

celebrations of relations - nations
that may be born, could be forlorn, or shorn
but we are not because we've got this lot!

Polly Walker born 8am 22July2017 to Parents Gilbert & Hannah,Grandparents Paul & Katrina Walker, & Great Grandparents Bevan & Beth Walker, et. al.