Just when I needed it: companions, warm and kind.
A baby-blue ******* mother, sharp and refined.
Now I know, she’s saved her whole life to give,
Each round, each smile, proof of the way she lives.

Tremendous smile beneath a cap, humor bone dry.
I let you overestimate me and I’ll never know why.
Married to contrast, cold calling embassies, a landlord that has tenants as enemies.

Majestic bearded bard with Rakija grace.
In every tale, facts and fables found their place.
Knowledge poured like wine - free hat, jokes, and care,
Even speaking Bulgarian, like you were born there.

So cheers to you; Jane, Tim, and Mike!

I’m sure none of us will have a pear-shaped life!