It's the month of may and I had to pull myself away from work to make time for this blog Just goes to show that I haven't forgotten your birthdays Silverlaine and CharlieIceQueen will be celebrating their Sweet Sixteens in a few days and because Sixteen is a very special age, here's something dedicated to both of you I wrote this poem years ago and it has been lying in my notebook waiting for the right time, and I think that now is just as good a time.

I hope that you will have a most memorable and lovely birthday and really, if you don't care for lace gowns and pearl necklaces, i will understand....

My affection, love, and hugs to you both^_^

SWEET SIXTEEN

The clock is almost seven

and here i am not ready even

My hair is still up in curls

and I seem to have lost my pearls

My stockings are halfway up

and my shoes nowhere about

I don't have time to waste

I will be late if I don't make haste

The gown of finest needlepoint lace

that I must remember to wear with a regal grace

My curls and pearls are now in place

trembling fingers touch the shimmering necklace

Sparkling eyes and an enchanting smile

pink-flushed cheeks in a little while

I look in the mirror and preen

it's not everyday that I turn sweet sixteen!