des rond dans l'eau

May your blooms be floriferous and in good form,

Distinctive, with good substance, flare, and airborne,

With standars and falls that endure,never torn.

May you display many buds and blooms sublime,

In graceful proportion on strong stalks each day

Gently floating above the fans and the fray.

May you too reach toward the moon and stars,

Bloom after bloom, many seasons in the sun.

Enjoying your life, health, and each loved one.

Until your 'living days are artfully done.

By Georgia Gudykunst