Matthew’s Birthday My precious Son it’s your birthday We won’t be there to help you celebrate It’s not that we don’t want to come It’s just you are to far away Your presents will be left un-open Your cake will never be cut No birthday cards will adorn our mantle But, we will still think of you with love Your birthday won’t go unnoticed It will travel far and wide Balloons sent with love To a Son who’s not always by our sides We will fill our balloons full of helium We’ll offer them to the skies Will you see them when we let them go Has they float on by Celebrate your birthday Even though we are not there For your celebrations are in Heaven Whilst we watch from below When you celebrate Don’t forget us, your loved ones Don’t close your door, until you’ve looked For tears will have fallen and kisses sent above I love you my dear son. I always will. Not a day passes when you are not in my thoughts. Love Mum