Cumpleaños Felices

This evening, I sat by an open window
and read till the light was gone and the book
was no more than a part of the darkness.
I could easily have switched on a lamp,
but I wanted to ride this day down into night,
to sit alone and smooth the unreadable page
with the pale gray ghost of my hand.

[A Happy Birthday by Ted Kooser]

Μπορεί ο κ. Kooser να τη βρίσκει έτσι στα γενέθλιά του (έλεος, όχι και easily ρε μεγάλε), επέτρεψέ μου όμως μικρή εμείς να τη βρούμε αλλιώς... χρόνια σου πολλάαα... δύο και σήμερα ;-)