IT’S A 3 M BIRTHDAY
I know how to spell your name, it’s true….
But I’m not sure how you pronounce you.
‘Tis a rhyming challenge with needs phonemic
To offer birthday wishes free of seeds polemic.
So I thought I would try a phonetic 3-way
And hope you’ll cede me a soupcon of leeway:
Happy birthday to my blog friend, Michaeline,
Whose age sets the stage, with old vintage wine,
For a toast to that well-traveled Ms Michelin,
Who retired ere tires were invented, way back when.
And last, but not deceased, I salud! Micheleen,
Whose birth day was a feast day on this day in 1915.
Be thee 100 years (less or more),
May there be another 100 in store.
The Observation Post 
Michaeline Montezinos 8:36 am on April 20, 2015 Permalink |
mistermuse, what a lovely poem that uses my name in so many ways! I am thrilled that you wrote this for me. I did not expect anything like this and I am so grateful. You are so very special to me as a friend,collegue and mentor. I certainly will carry this wonderful message with me throughout my day. Thanks you very much for your efforts and your thoughtfulness. 🙂
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mistermuse 9:45 am on April 20, 2015 Permalink |
You’re more than welcome, Michaeline. Glad you enjoyed it.
Oh….and by the way,
Have a great b-day.
(Or, as the French say:
Have a great bidet.)
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Mélanie 12:17 am on April 23, 2015 Permalink
I’ve never heard any French guys saying:”Have a great bidet.”, but: bon et heureux anniversaire: 😉 🙂
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arekhill1 9:02 am on April 20, 2015 Permalink |
To even attempt to rhyme “Michaeline” requires more than a soupcon of hubris, Sr. Muse. Congratulations for carrying it off. And Happy Birthday. Ms. M!
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mistermuse 9:53 am on April 20, 2015 Permalink |
Gracias, Ricardo. You’re right about requiring more than a soupcon of hubris – it also required several trips to my trusty thesaurus….but, all for a very good cause.
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Don Frankel 1:33 pm on April 20, 2015 Permalink |
Is this our Michaeline from that other site whose name I won’t mention here? Happy Birthday Michaeline!
And, well done Muse.
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mistermuse 4:15 pm on April 20, 2015 Permalink |
Her name does sound vaguely familiar, doesn’t it, Don? In fact, I think I hear romantic music playing and someone singing something to her, trying to remember:
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Michaeline Montezinos 5:45 pm on May 22, 2015 Permalink |
I just checked this post again and saw the birthday wishes from Ricardo and Don. Thank you! I liked that song mistermuse. I noticed the band leader’s last name sounded like a Polish one so that is even more appropriate since my family emigrated from Poland many years ago. That was very sweet of you, mistermuse; you made my day!
(Posted May 22, 2015)
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mistermuse 11:28 pm on May 22, 2015 Permalink |
This was a British band on a British record label, but Herman Darewski may well have been of Polish ancestry. In any case, I’m glad you liked the song (which was written by Americans!).
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Michaeline Montezinos 3:28 am on June 15, 2015 Permalink |
Herman Darewski is most a Polish name! Most European names ending in “ski” not sky are derived from the ski tree. In fact my first married name had a ski on the end.
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