Happy Birthday Ray

 A salute to Ray as he turns 60 today  - August 1st.

Sixty looks good on Ray

cowlick sticks up like a little boy

hair a tad tinged with gray

knees creak a lot

step’s a bit slower

not eager to sleep on a cot

he leaps up to hunt

maybe ooze is a better term

many activities deserve a grunt

but Ray is game for fun

a chuckle, a laugh

text a pun

oh he counts down to retire

so many projects in his brain

he’s ready to perspire

I wish him birthday joy

Ray’s much loved

he’s still Joyce and  LD’s little boy

sixty notches in the belt of life

what’s in a number

as long as there’s no strife

happy birthday Ray we loudly sing

eat cake, drink a toast (or two)

Be Sixty, You are our King

Love

Joanne