Happy Birthday Eenie

This is the seventy-third birthday, of a very special girl;
She is my favorite cousin “Eenie”, the purest of all pearls!
Her name is really Marlene, but when we were very young;
Her little brother Robbie, would call her “Eenie” in his tongue!
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She was raised in Philadelphia, sometimes, I’d drive to there all night;
From Ohio, I’d arrive real early, as the sun would bring the light!
I would stop down at the corner, to use an old pay phone;
I’d say “Hi Marlene, guess where I am, just two blocks from your home”!
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Through the years we’ve always stayed close, and shared such lovely days;
Like this photo of us on the Boardwalk, down Atlantic City way!
She is four months younger than I am, but today turns seventy-three;
So Happy Birthday, my sweet cousin, again, you are just as old as me!
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                             The years seem to fly
                       Yesterday we were just teens
                             Today, young at heart
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                                    All My Love,
                                        Larry