Fifty

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Hours and days and weeks and years,
How they play upon our fears.
Simple divisions of complex time
Have led me to this silly rhyme.

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1.578 billion seconds is not so very long,
1.578 billion seconds deserves a birthday song.
1.578 billion seconds is a landmark to astound,
Be brave, be bold, your friends are all around!

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So here it is to billions more, 
Of seconds left in God’s good store.
Use them well, use them true,
Here's Birthday greetings just for you.
©Keith Murphy