Birthday Poem for a Friend

It's hard to believe that your birthday is here
Oh how too quickly passed another year
And even though we have hardly met
Our long conversations I'll never forget

Those made me feel very close to your heart
Even though distance has kept us apart
The many laughs both of us have shared
And always showing me that you cared

With those comforting words you laid on me
Through everything you made me see
Just how lucky I am to have you as a friend
Who is just like a sister and will be there till the end

You're a true confidante who lends me your ear
To just stop and listen and patiently hear
The journey I go through each and every day
My most inner thoughts and feelings that steer the way

You make me feel very special you know
With the love and affection you always show
I truly hope that you feel the same way
And are touched by emotions that I convey

And may this moment stay with you forever
As you turn fifty you're wonderfully clever
You can sail through life with nothing but ease
No matter where life takes you hope it's a breeze

Hope all your dreams and desires come true
So you're never left feeling empty and blue
And last I have one small demand of you
To see each other more often than we seem to
So let's make a promise, let's make a pact
To turn my desire into a fact

This is a poem that I wrote for my mother's friend's birthday...

© by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Birthday Poem for Mom

As you awake with the break of light
And ready yourself for the usual flight
That you take every day as you head out the door
And find yourself in a marathon war

Just stop and let your eyes wander round
Open your ears and drink in the sound
Of birds in the trees singing sweet lullabies
Telling you that you should reach for the skies

Make the day last for as long as you can
Without letting worries ruin your plan
Relax for the day and do so more often
Don't let these things make you feel rotten

You need to slow down and enjoy the days
And treat yourself in more wonderful ways
And since your birthday is hanging above
Know that you're wished unconditional love
And are always locked in happy thought
For everything that you have brought

This is a poem that I wrote for my mother's birthday one year...

© by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Basketball Themed Birthday Poem

Life is a game that you play every day
You choose different paths that steer the way
If you make the right ones you conquer and win
If you choose the wrong ones you’ll just hit the rim
You won’t make the basket or score a goal
So you must choose wisely when playing your role

There are times when your points of view are rejected
It’s time to take defense and not stand corrected
Take the unbelievers and prove them wrong
Rise to the challenge and come out strong
Succeeding in everything that comes along
You’ve made mistakes and in time you’ll learn
The lessons they teach you as life goes on

You’ll never stop learning the strategies of life
But that’ll make your journey an exciting dive
So much to experience and so much to do
Whatever obstacles hope you’ll make it through
Just keep on believing and look on ahead
You’ve got the drive so don’t be misled
By the negative comments that you might here
Take charge, seize the day, make them disappear
In the end you’ll find the taste of victory is sweet
And life’s fruitful experiences make life complete

May your birthday be one you will never forget
With the sun shining bright and blue skies up ahead
And may your heart be swimming in love
From all the people you’re thinking of

This is a poem that I wrote for my cousin's birthday one year...

© by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Bit by Bit Torn Apart

You said you had a girlfriend.
How did you think I'd feel?
Did you think I would like it?
Did you think I would heal?

I was already shattered,
But the news cracked me more.
And to fly over there,
Now I wasn't so sure.

Didn't think I could stand it
Knowing you are with her;
But I just had to see you,
Had to walk through your door.

So I filled up with courage,
And flew there to see you;
And I went on that tour,
To be closer to you.

But it ended so fast,
Faster than I expected.
And you went on your way,
While I was affected.

I knew you were near,
Yet you seemed far away.
Never once did you call me,
Or write me those days.

It's like I was no longer
That important to you.
It's like you didn't care
About being friends too.

You did not say good-bye,
When you knew I was leaving.
And so I flew back home,
Deep inside of me grieving.

And I wonder why you
Promised we can be friends,
When all that you did,
Was ignore me in the end.

Why you pushed me aside.
Left me there to burn.
Left me crumbling in pieces.
Left my heart being torn.

Why you couldn't just tell me,
To just go on my way,
And forget about friendship,
And forget those days.

Did you think it was best,
To just not say a word?
That it wouldn't hurt me;
Now that is absurd.

You knew how I felt
For you right from the start,
So you should have known
What was there in my heart.

And you knew very well
I'm an emotional soul,
And the things that are said
Can take their toll.

Yet you just lived your life,
Told me nothing at all,
And you didn't protect me,
Only made me feel small.

I felt I didn't matter,
Not to you or to others,
And I felt there's no reason,
There's no reason to bother.

To hook up with a guy,
Something special to start.
Because then in the end
I'd be left with a heart,

That is torn, that is damaged,
That can only feel pain.
So no reason to suffer
When there's nothing to gain.

So I placed myself there
In the shell all alone,
And I chose to live life
Without guys on my throne. 

It was better that way
And I felt it would be,
Just the kind of life
That was meant for me.

Written 2014

© 2014 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: No Place To Go

I gotta leave this place behind
But then I’ve got no place to go 
It’s weighing heavy on my mind 
My lonely heart tormented so 

At first he vanished without warning
And now this place I must depart 
And here I am this cloudy morning
Unsure of what will be my start 

I’m far away from my own kind 

This place I’ve known no longer mine 

The comfort felt I must abandon

Not knowing what will come with time 

Written May 2026

© 2026 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Am

I am the only tree standing in the yard
I am a knife stabbed through a person’s heart
I am a bee trying to find a flower to sit on
I am a kitten trying to run
I am an insect stepped on by a boy
I am a broken unwanted toy
I am a sick little puppy asking for help
I am a book with ripped up pages lying on the shelf

Written 1999

© 1999 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Song Lyric: Underneath

We are who we are
So the world doesn’t see
What we feel deep inside
What is there underneath

Underneath the cover of sleep
Underneath the dreams of the deep
Underneath the layers of façade
Is a soul, a soul that I love
Now and forever
We touch underneath
We are who we are underneath

We pretend to be brave
We pretend to be strong
Act like everything’s fine
When inside we are torn

Underneath the cover of sleep
Underneath the dreams of the deep
Underneath the layers of façade
Is a soul, a soul that I love
Now and forever
We touch underneath
We are who we are underneath

Oh the world is so cruel
How can we ever be
What we are underneath
When everyone will only try
To bring us down

Underneath the cover of sleep
Underneath the dreams of the deep
Underneath the layers of façade
Is a soul, a soul that I love
Now and forever
We touch underneath
We are who we are underneath

Written June 3, 2012

© 2012 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.