Thursday 13 January 2011

promis'd joy!

(photo by krissie, mouse too!)

But Mousie, thou art no thy lane,
My daughter is named after a mouse.

In proving foresight may be vain:

She has been making a lot of plans since New Year’s Day.
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men 
Gang aft agley,

She has been ill in bed for two days, coughs and splutters that sort of thing.
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
It’s her birthday day.

For promis'd joy!
Let’s get this party started!

7 comments:

Mary said...

Happy Birthday to your very own Minnie Mouse!

Nice tip of the hat, too, to Robbie Burns whose birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and Steinbeck whose birthday is a month later.

Nicely done, Popps.

Mx

popps said...

Obviously inspired by my fave "mediocre" poet!

Mary said...

Too kind.

Another famous Minnie, well, Minerva really, was the (roman)goddess of poetry, the embodiment of wisdom, and the inventor of music.

Hope she is feeling better!

Mx:-)

anne said...

:-D

popps said...

The chocolate cake brought her round!

Félicia M. said...

What a beautiful pic and the cuttiest of little girls.

popps said...

Welcome Mafalda and thankyou.
I agree but i am a bit biased.
of course she is a bit bigger now,but that red coat was the best!