Happy Birthday ...

I am content with these words

On this day

For you

Because

Writing

Painting

Sculpting

Aren’t supposed to be like studying for an exam
Or training for a road race

At least not a single road race

That has a finish line

Because

In two months

I might add a line to this poem

Or take one away
Or decide that I shouldn't have used contractions
And

Because

I have a feeling

That 
While turning seventy

Might feel like reaching a milestone in a road race
It's really 

A lot more like

Writing
And 
Rewriting 
A poem