Composed for my father’s 70th birthday party, January 17th 2016 (his ‘actual’ birthday is 19th Jan!)

Dad you’re seventy

But feel like twenty?

 

Time to celebrate

Great age and state!

 

Viola playing

Holly walking

Daughter helping

Grandkid minding

Car maintaining

DIY-ing

 

Not forgetting…

 

Sofa plonking

Wine quaffing

Paper reading

Joyous eating

 

Dad, you are a bon viveur

With a gentle fun humour

 

A great example to us all

Stay cool, stay calm, stay a little bit wry …

 

Enjoy your party here today

We wish you a very ‘Happy Birthday!’

 

Kate xxx

Sunday 17th January 2016