One day before you joined the world
Lufthansa airlines formed.
Then nothing historical happened for four days.
That’s because by being born
Our hearts were properly warmed
And the world sat back and let your glory blaze.
After you joined the world
Pope Pius X became a saint,
Which I know your Catholic interests already knew.
What was never told outright
Is that he was the second saint
To join the canon. Of course the other one was you.
After you came things like Velcro
And the integrated circuit.
By seven you could play with cordless drills.
Later on was born your man
And after that a Sony Walkman
Could give you on-the-go musical thrills.
So we’ve established that you’re old
But our hearts have not grown cold
Since your little saintly self did first appear,
So I wish a happy birthday
To my best and only mother
And wish that this will be your next best year.
The Daily Travesty 