Benediction
May your life be a pleasure from morning to night.
May your talents be many and your drawbacks be slight.
When you’re sharing a donut may you have the last bite,
without finding out later that your dress is too tight.
May all of your children be a delight.
May they not stutter or blunder or fight.
May they always be tidy, unwrinkled and right.
May they be clever and of adequate height.
May your fame be unblemished and your burdens be light,
so when your husband is high as a kite,
he will have the wisdom to stay out of sight.
As you may have guessed, the SOCS prompt is “may your…”
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
A beautifully amusing blessing. The donut couplet got the widest smile
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And that was the one I had the biggest doubts about. I guess, never overlook the chance to be silly?
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So clever. Love it.
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Thanks..;o)
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❤️
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Haha! Excellent poem Judy
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thisvis perfect 💜💜💜
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A perfect life – if only! 😀 I especially liked this one:“When you’re sharing a donut may you have the last bite,without finding out later that your dress is too tight.”
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Good wishes and fun to read them in your poem. 🙂
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Absolutely love this one Judy! 👍🏻💘
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you are a magical joy. Tony has dementia and so the last 2 lines are more appropos than you could possibly imagine. We’re having a weird day.
Ann from cheyenne
ps. Youre a see-er. You always have been.
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Oh Ann, this breaks my heart. I didn’t know.oxoxoox.
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