30 Years Old

 The Surprise

 The look on his face was priceless, 

Deer in headlights while party horns broke the silence, 

It was the only surprise party of his lifetime, a 30th celebration, 

Everyone kept the secret from him, for a month’s duration, 

A few fibs were told, and he was none the wiser, 

While his mom (me) and his wife needed a tranquilizer, 

It was a hectic time to make sure nothing suspicious was said, 

Nothing suspicious was texted, on the family group thread, 

The day of the party finally arrived, with much behind-the-scenes preparation, 

That morning it was raining sideways which caused additional trepidation, 

The afternoon golf outing was in question, and there was another surprise there, 

Big brother had plans to get him fitted for clubs, but he was unaware, 

He got him good with the golfing ruse, then dropped him off at his house, 

Where he excitedly told the entire day’s events to his spouse, 

Then he promptly took a nap, exhausted from the hours of swinging, 

Little did he know of the next surprise that would be springing, 

 The next ruse was a double date with his brother for a nice steak dinner, 

With the babysitting arrangements in place, the night was set to be a winner, 

Meanwhile, guests had been arriving at his brother’s house for about an hour, 

The weather had cleared up and there was no chance of shower, 

Everything had come together beautifully, without a catch, 

He was still clueless about the plan that was about to hatch, 

As they pulled up into the driveway, he was somehow coaxed inside,

 He opened the front door, and his eyes went wide! 

 He stood in complete disbelief, like he was frozen in time, 

As party horns went off and yells of “surprise” began to chime, 

Most of his close friends and family were there to celebrate him, 

It took a few minutes for him to take it all in, 

He was properly celebrated as the party ensued,

 A party for a well-deserving, 30-year-old dude!

 Tammy Harvey 

Written: 8/9/2021

The party theme was golfing, and the banner read: "It's Par-Tee Time"!