It is done, my fiftieth birthday year finally gone
Kicked the ass out of that, had a bit of fun
Moved house and home,
And now it is done.
Heartaches and happiness all in one.
What a year, glad to move on to 51.
© Alison Jean Hankinson
this is a bit cheesy but all I could muster for this week’s Quadrille at d’Verse. I celebrated my fiftieth birthday in hospital and it has been a roller-coaster of a year and I think some of the biggest dips were in the last week, so I was a bit quiet….So tomorrow I start a new day, and a new year… and I will be 51.
I miss my Ellen though and would love to have her home with me. XXXX
I love this, Alison. Sounds like a challenging year. Glad you’re on the flip side, and wishing you much happiness in the year to come.
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Thanks- much love to you.
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Well, happy birthday.
I am chasing you. I have a few more years. I really want to get off 44. Its not been the most fun.
I had to start wearing glasses to read, and it really impacts my reading stamina. My eyes get tired
too fast now. I guess that wont change with another year though.
I wish you all the best in your new year.
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Happy Birthday Alison. I hope the year ahead is good to you. Of course 50 was a real bear. My 50th was too. I hope you are getting all settled. 🙂
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Much love to you. XXX
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I had a wonderful year being 50… but I can feel the rollercoaster too, and it does not stop at 50
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Happy birthday for tomorrow, Alison! I hope you have a better year and wish you much joy. xxx
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Thankyou. XXXX
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Happy birthday wishes for tomorrow Alison and I hope this new year will bring you great health and happiness :o) xxx
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many thanks.XXXX
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Well Well! Belated birthday wishes! You have a beautiful family. Love how you expressed your gratitude.
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Thanks Vivian. XX
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Happy birthday! Lovely poem and photos.
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Thanks Frank. XX
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Great poem. Seriously clever spin in the title.
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I like this one alot. Especially the rhyming pattern.
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Thanks much love to you. XXX
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Happy birthday and cheers for new beginnings Alison ~
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thanks very much. XXX
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Happy 50th, Alison. May the year ahead be kind to you. Surely you could have found a better place to celebrate.
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thankyou. XXX
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Happy birthday and well written (and what a fantastically good looking family you have). Best wishes for 51.
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Many thanks. XXX
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Congratulations for the Golden jubilee Birthday! I like your spirit of starting a new life despite all the challenges. Stay blessed!
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Thank you. X
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Ah those decade-birthdays. What makes them so monumental I wonder?
Enjoyed this one and the photo too. Fifty years and fifty- one….but are very young, my dear 🙂
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Happy Birthday, Alison. I raise my glass to your fresh start! I declare them for myself all the time, it’s a great way to energize yourself. 🙂
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thank you. XX
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