Birthdays make some people glad,
Birthdays make some people sad,
Some people like a birthday surprise,
But some don't want to advertise!

Cecily Mopsey

Everything's been different
All the day long,
Lovely things have happened,
Nothing has gone wrong.

Nobody has scolded me,
Everyone has smiled.
Isn't it delicious
To be a birthday child?

Rose Fyleman

My birthday's in August
It's really a shame,
My party was small,
Hardly anyone came.

I wish I'd been born
In November or May,
Instead of a time
When my friends go away.

In August there just
Isn't anyone there.
A summertime birthday
Is simply not fair.

Jack Prelutsky

Why is birthday cake so good?
I love it oh so much!
It's good to eat - but even more -
I think it's nice to touch!

It's squashy pink and sticky white
And stuffed with special goo.
With candy roses on the top -
One time my piece had two!

I like to blow the candles out.
I like to make the wish.
But more than all I like to lick
The frosting off the dish.

Now sundaes are quite wonderful.
Banana splits are fine.
But birthday cake is something else -
Especially if it's mine!

Bobbi Katz