Blessed...

One moment of birth
One next of growth
Mumble-jumble speeches,
Tumble-stumble walks
Who could fathom little you in ribbons and dress
Someday all grown and bold in a gown
For a brief, everybody's adoration
For the next, everyone's hope
How time flew like lightning,
How days went like storms
Blessed be you, Oh Mama's gladness
Blessed be you, Oh papa's pride
Yours' is a day in a season of winter
Yours' is a day in a season of love
Would you rise today and glitter
Won't you walk your way and glow
Smile, Oh blessed
Gladden the world like a singing guitar
Laugh, dear beloved
Awaken the world like a beautiful 'doh'...

Happy Birthday!

Ibn Adam

(To my lovely goddaughter princess Afrah Salihu Jarmajo)