On Her Birthday

Finding just the right card
striking a humorous note
is not that relaxed a
pursuit since you're older
than she is and from your
perspective other people's
aging in a frantic effort
not to catch up with yours
is a matter of personal hilarity,
but not so for her, so
easy goes it, bypass
those clever little aging jabs
and be good about it;
an anodyne sentiment, 
on this occasion, will do.