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Birthdays? Who counts them?
Too many? Who cares?
Troubles? Surmount them!
No elevator? Take stairs.
Pebble hurts you in your shoe?
Shake it, take it home with you.
Maybe it’s a thing you need
(for some necklace came this bead).
Birthdays? They’re one way to know
why your life has taught you so.
“Taught me what?” did you ask?
POOpaTApik! That’s your task!
[*The Bard of Montparnasse strikes again. 21.02.2006*]](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/c/f/4/cf4414d5-770d-47e8-9e35-de574d0b280c/attachment/medium-b3a1ac8bcceaa17c880e049e93415d5a.jpg)
Such a Birthday, Marie-France (2006)
![Such a Birthday, Marie-France (2006)
Birthdays? Who counts them?
Too many? Who cares?
Troubles? Surmount them!
No elevator? Take stairs.
Pebble hurts you in your shoe?
Shake it, take it home with you.
Maybe it’s a thing you need
(for some necklace came this bead).
Birthdays? They’re one way to know
why your life has taught you so.
“Taught me what?” did you ask?
POOpaTApik! That’s your task!
[*The Bard of Montparnasse strikes again. 21.02.2006*]](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/c/f/4/cf4414d5-770d-47e8-9e35-de574d0b280c/attachment/medium-b3a1ac8bcceaa17c880e049e93415d5a.jpg)
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Poem written by Emanuel in 2006 dedicated to a young girl, Marie-France’s birthday. Typed and stapled onto another piece of paper. Previously unpublished.
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- typeImage
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- file formatjpg
- file size126 kB
- container titleJames A. Emanuel Papers
- creatorJames A. Emanuel
- issueBOX 13 FOLDER 33 Unpublished, 1993, 2003-2011, undated
- rightsJames A. Emanuel Estate
- rights holderJames A. Emanuel Estate
- version2/21/2006