Miracle

Today is her birthday, so we bake her
A cake, but one silly mistake is all
It can take and now we are left with no
Place to put her candle. The birthday girl
Will arrive soon and as the seconds slip
Away panic grips us all as we know
That time is running out to rectify
This simple wrong; there is no money to
Buy a replacement, and even if there
Was, the gift would mean more if handcrafted.
And the birthday room floating away on
The balloons that fill it seems absent of the
Crucial component which would give it life,
So a miracle is cried out for and,
With God apparently absent in our
Time of need, we turn to you - the one who
Has always made things happen when others
Have stood still. Your eyes widen in fear at
First but the colour surrounding you in
This moment of majestic expectation
Carries you to the kitchen, a place you
Feel quite homely in despite its walls never
Being able to keep you. And you smile,
And you laugh, and you revel in your role
Of responsibility as the sheer
Power of friendship makes something once
A distinct impossibility become
A wonderful realisation in
The form of a completed cake, perfectly
Edible and equally as delicious
As its now forgotten predecessor.
And the sense of satisfaction culminates
With the look on the birthday girl’s face when
She steps through the door - a genuine look
Of joyful shock that can not be achieved
Without the element of surprise; but
It is the cake that grabs her attention
As it is her favourite flavour, and once
The birthday girl blows out her candle, she
Looks up and smiles at you from across the
Room, knowing this could never have happened
Without you, even though she knows nothing
Of the cake mishap (which is better left unsaid!),
And you smile back because for you today
Is just about being happy with friends,
Which is a daily miracle in itself.