Happy Birthday Message to an Old Friend

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This was a lovely morning read. Here are some notes.

Dearheart, (what an old fashioned word!
but I like how it
rolls -
on my tongue, and what's even
more important -
it suits you.) Felt the love, great opening. I thinks your breaks work beautifully, don't know that you need those hyphens
You
with an ice cream cone in hand on one nice, clear image
of the coldest days, grey and weeping not sure if dearheart or the river is weeping
edge of a grand German river, or even
childishly
refusing to go and admire Beatles muse a little wordy, just name the muse?
work of art, the strands of light
falling
on their own tombstones.
You?
Yes you, from our first meeting in
the blaring white Budapest now disappearing
with a 5 year memory stamp on it - read, seen, not sure you need read...more
felt - and even more -
last time I saw Paris, with that sting
of hot chocolate on my mouth -
all these scraps only add to how much
I cherish you. Happy
birthday!

Thanks for the read, what a great happy birthday poem to receive. Good morning.