Anniversaries for fine ladies are there to be enjoyed.
These are not occasions either to ignore or to avoid.
So use them as a cause to celebrate your successes,
and today you should relax in Father Time’s caresses.
Does it surprise you that your bridge comes readily to mind?
It is not a pastime in which you can actually unwind;
you appraise your cards with a sharp and gimlet eye
and you bid with courage, no matter how high.
When it comes to the play you are ready to take chances
with calmness personified – no nervous twitches or glances;
moving triumphantly on to your chosen conclusion,
to the despair of your adversaries and their mounting confusion.
Janet, you have much to celebrate, and of course rejoice.
The successes you have achieved come not by chance, but choice.
And isn’t it good to know that the best is yet to come?
So live your life to the full and have yourself more fun!
For Janet Holder’s 60th birthday