November 21, 2012
On the eve of your birth, word of your coming passed from
animal to animal.
The reindeer told the arctic terns,
who told the humpback
whales,
who told the Pacific salmon,
who told the monarch butterflies,
who told
the green turtles,
who told the European eel,
who told the busy garden
warblers,
and the marvelous news migrated worldwide.
Debra Frasier, On the Day You Were Born
Happy 4th birthday, dear nephew!
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