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Joshua clapping joyfully at a table with a cake, a single candle lit, surrounded by colorful balloons
You are ONE new stage BEGUN, have FUN, in the race to RUN, to beat you NONE, you've already WON, New York opportunities a TON. Bathe in the light of the SUN, that's a PUN, I'm DONE.
Joshua dancing happily with two candles on a cake, friends surrounding the table
Today U can't be BLUE because you are 2! Just DO what YOU want TO. Create something NEW maybe what YOU DREW for the CREW with YOU they KNEW, stuck like GLUE. Keep TRUE to a clear VIEW even if mixed in a STEW or BREW that one THREW into a western ZOO. Now YOU TOO are 2.
Joshua wearing a party hat, playing with toys, three candles on a cake
Oh my, oh ME, your really THREE! Can it BE, let's SEE, nanna and ME do you remember WE? What do you do, can you climb a TREE or swim in the SEA? Do you know A to ZEE? Oh GEE! Ok lets all watch TV.
Joshua exploring outdoors with a sense of wonder, four candles on a cake in the foreground
You are 4, could we ask for MORE? Go to the DOOR, jump on the FLOOR and make a loud ROAR, I'm FOUR.
Joshua surrounded by balloons, friends playing around him, five candles on a cake
You are 5 it's great to be ALIVE, that's no JIVE, be mobile & DRIVE 'till you ARRIVE, always STRIVE find the honey in the HIVE.
Joshua laughing, holding a big balloon, six candles on a cake, a toy fish nearby
You are SIX can you do tricks? Maybe pick up sticks? Or if its broken you can FIX, or a football make many kicks. Oh I know ice cream have many LICKS with flavors you can MIX.
Joshua looking up at the night sky with seven stars, seven candles on a cake
You are 7 on a stairway to HEAVEN, beware of LEAVEN.
Joshua exploring a garden with curiosity, eight candles on a cake
You are now 8, you can't be LATE even if you WAIT, its so GREAT, I wouldn't miss the DATE run through the GATE, thats our FATE, don't HATE its just the STATE.
Joshua playing with friends on a sunny day, nine candles on a cake
Oh grandson of MINE, I think it's TIME, I know your now NINE & you must feel FINE. You & your family can DINE cause your NINE sit back and INCLINE because your NINE.
Joshua smiling, reflecting on memories with ten candles on a cake
Double Digit TEN I remember WHEN like Johnny BEN you crawled around in a playPEN. Time passed and THEN a lion cub emerged from the DEN, to move amongst MEN, write things with a PEN. Now do you know that in Japan money is the YEN; to find out what came first, the egg or the HEN. I had all the rhymes I was CERTAIN; but THEN I raise the CURTAIN, saw the sun did LIGHTEN, the screen that dust did DARKEN; so now they all did BRIGHTEN not quite WHITEN, The soft due to HARDEN, the narrow will WIDEN; all cause now your TEN. So go in the GARDEN and try think ZEN.
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