My 22nd Birthday Present

As you begin to get along in years you cannot help but reflect back upon the various events in your life. You begin to reinvest memory into every holiday, every birthday, and every special moment that you can pull out of the cobweb filled storage of your mind. You begin to break those moments down and analyze what made them so special and unique. I have been fortunate enough to celebrate very many birthdays over the years. It can be said that there is something unique about each one. They occurred in different places and in different situations in my life. As I look back now I know that one will always be dear to my heart. The birthday present that I received on my 22nd birthday stood out as the best gift anyone could ever hope for.

On my birthday, in January 1983, my first child, my little girl Mary was born. The doctor told me that my birthday would never be the same again. He was right. There could never be a present that could compare to that which I had just received. We tend to look for many material things on our birthday but as time goes by you realize that it is the gifts of the heart that bring us the most pleasure. As I watched Mary come into the world on that birthday so many years ago I knew that my life would never be the same. This beautiful little bundle of joy was a living, breathing testament of the love that her Mother and I still cherish till this very day. I immediately saw in her all of the things I hoped she could be.

On the day of my little girls birth, my 22nd birthday, my imagination was filled with special moments to come. I was embraced with the knowledge that I was now a Daddy. I knew that being a Daddy was more than just a title. I accepted that with that title comes responsibility. Typically, our birthdays are filled with gifts that we use for a while and then they wind up on a shelf or in a closet. My 22nd birthday gift would not fall into this category. My birthday gift would require constant attention and life long maintenance with never ending love and support. This birthday gift was truly the gift that keeps on giving everyday of the year.

Mary has grown now, and has a life of her own. As I reflect back to that 22nd birthday, so many years ago, I cannot help but see it as one of the most memorable days of my life. Since that birthday Mary and I have celebrated our birthday together for a quarter of a century. As each birthday comes and goes I have the joy of sharing that 22nd birthday present over and over again. The days have gone forever when I could bounce her on my knee; a long ago time when she still depended upon Daddy for everything. But I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to watch my 22nd birthday gift grow into a woman a Daddy will always be proud of. Now that’s a birthday present for the ages.

By: Will Curl

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Will Curl is the Editor and Senior Writer for PoemVidz.com. Memories seem to warm us when we revisit some of the special birthdays in our life. Some people share those emotions in the form of poetry. Here at poemvidz.com we encourage everyone to check out our Poems and to take one home in Video or Screensaver form. Gifts from the heart will never grow old. My 22nd Birthday Present, By Will Curl copyrights (C) poemvidz.com.