M(eye) FIFTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY
by Joanna Gilman Hyde
M(eye) Daughter’s Name
is whispered in The Restaurant
with Her Face covered
except for Her Left Eye
covered by a cell phone
texting messages to a German in Mexico
on M(eye) Fifty-First Birthday
She announces Eye am
The Most Graceful Eater
She Has Ever Known
Joanna Gilman Hyde 
Happy Birthday Joanna!
This is my favorite and it sounds so nice spoken out loud
Joanne — I’m still enjoying my flowers and the starfish pin has special significance for me. Thank you for being my friend.
Thank you both so much for these heart-warming responses (I assume you got Eliza’s sarcasm?)