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My Birthday Wish
was created especially for
Thomas Allan Parker
at
the age of 4
With Love From,
Mom
and Dad
September 5, 2004
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Tom awoke on September
5th,
and shook the dreams from his head.
"Today is my favorite day of the year.
Today is my birthday!" he
said.
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His family came in and said with a grin,
"We
know what we should do.
We should have a great big party,
a party just for you."
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So Tom made a list of all
his friends,
inviting them to come.
They brought over gifts,
and played lots of games,
and everyone was having
fun.
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Then it was time for the birthday cake,
and Alex and Todd began to shout.
"Hey Tom, make a wish,
take a deep breath,
and
blow all the candles out."
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So Tom closed his eyes
and
thought to himself,
"Which wish is right for me?
There are so many wishes
from which to choose,
I wish I could
wish for three.
But from all the things,
that I've been told,
that's not the way it's done.
So I'll go through
my favorite wishes,
and try to pick just one."
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"Maybe I'll wish to be an astronaut,
who flies a rocket
to Mars.
I'll go in search of unknown worlds,
and sail among the stars."
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"Or maybe I'll wish to have a pony,
that lives on a Seattle Washington farm.
He could run in the fields during the day,
then at night he could sleep
in the barn."
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"But what if the wish that I did choose,
was to be a
movie star?
My face could be seen,
on the big picture screen,
and Tom Parker would be
known
near and far."
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"Maybe I'll wish to be an explorer,
who
travels to lands untold.
There I would find caves and mines,
filled with silver and gold."
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"To be a veterinarian,
is the one that I should
pick.
I could heal little kittens,
and great big dogs,
or anything else that was sick."
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Then suddenly, Alex and Todd
said, "How long are you going to take?
Hurry up and make your wish, Tom,
it's time to eat
some cake."
Tom took a deep breath,
then blew really hard,
and all of the candles went
out.
Then with big grins, all of his friends
began to cheer and shout.
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And as the cake was passed around,
Alex
and Todd leaned over to ask,
"What was the wish that you finally picked?
We know it was a difficult task."
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Everyone turned to look at Tom,
He
felt his cheeks turn red.
He slowly cleared his throat,
and then stood up and said...
"Although it took a little
time,
it was easier than I had guessed.
I know the final wish I wished
was better than all the rest."
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"I wished to be just where I am,
right here with all
of you,
and when I opened up my eyes,
I saw it had come true."
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"And in that wish I also wished,
just to be myself.
Not
to be an astronaut,
or a movie star with wealth."
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"Because, you see, all those things
could still come
true in time,
but for today I have to say,
I like Tom Parker just fine."
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