Somebody recently (as in whenever I wrote this but I don't remember that either) commented that Mick Jagger was still touring. Since he’s only a few days older (that's still true) than I am, I’ve decided to initiate another “apology tour” in the Maritimes. (that took place in the future, which is now the past). That should place it sometime post-Covid, though I started calling them "Apology Tours" in November of 2016. Beware of chrono-synclastic infundibulums. No matter how you spell them.

Birthday

It was yesterday
I saw the birthday wishes
I knew that I should add one too
but had to do the dishes

A fork, a spoon
and being kind to fishes
A dime, a rhyme
or something quite delicious

The ducks and geese
all swimming in my brain
while noisy voices chatter on
and how it just might rain

Excuses by the muses,
a failure, oh so deep!
At last this morning
now it’s here
Good wishes to you, to keep

So hope in spite of my neglect
you had a happy, joyous day
and it continues merrily
that’s all I have to say.

Happy Birthday!