Today's a Special Day By Grace

Today  (May 5th) is a special day
Grace's birthday!
Get up in the morning
And bike to the market

Today is a special day
A special breakfast today
Chicken rice and roti
Teh and Ice lime tea

Today is a special day
With a few mishaps
Roti onion instead of bom
Good thing the bom is small

Today is a special day
With iced tea and lime
Biking home after shopping
Up the long, hard hill

Today is a special day
First time biking up the long hill
The extra part is brutal
Can't even drink, because I'm panting too hard

Today is a special day
Back home and play
While Mom and Dad have
A late birthday talk

Today is a special day
Back on our bikes
But everyone this time
Off to the beach!

Today is a special day
Inaugural beach visit
Taking the same old spot
Delighting in the bouncy tree

Today is a special day
Build a huge sandcastle
To stand against the tide
But the tide is going out

Today is a special day
Swimming at the beach
But farther from our camp
Because of the new drain

Today is a special day
Crow mating season
Stealing firewood
Loud conversations

Today is a special day
We spotted a crow's nest
Orioles, too, and Jasmin
Tries to quiet the crows

Today is a special day
Hurry from the sea to supper
Self-cooking hotdogs,
Dough, and marshmallow

Today is a special day
Making s'mores and eating roll cake
But the roll cake is a pack of small
Individually wrapped ones- whoops

Today is a special day
Honey glazed marshmallows?
Birthday present time
The fire burns low
A great cooking fire




Today is a special day
Aiden and Jasmin's gift
Buying Minecraft for me
And all the Android phones

Today is a special day
Twelve goals to complete
By next year to celebrate
My coming of age

Today is a special day
Playing on bouncy tree
Teaching Aiden to climb
Sitting on the expert climber's branch
For the first time

Today is a special day
Resting in the hammocks
Lightning threatens a storm
Packing for home

Today is a special day
Mom and Jas will stop for ice cream
As we start off, Dad's bike breaks
Mom fixes it

Today is a special day
Biking up THE HILL again
I take the longer way
Dad takes the harder way

Today is a special day
THE HILL was much easier this time
I arrive home
In a much better shape than Dad

Today is a special day
My 12th birthday
The kids eat their ice cream
I remember the taste

Today was a special day
Time to go to bed
Tired and happy
Tomorrow is coming
What a special day!