Lyric Poem · Happiness
Another Trip Around the Sun
Another trip around the sun,
another year of you —
of all the laughter you have caused,
and all you've carried through.
So here's to candles, here's to cake,
to wishes still to come;
the best of you is not behind —
you've only just begun.
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“Another Trip Around the Sun” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/another-trip-around-the-sun
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