LAILA five-oh
Noisy kids in the backseat fighting
Not even those 2 can stop me from writing
There is a good reason to break from the rhyme
But I’m afraid I can’t. No. Not this time
It was explicitly “no” to the speeches but
I’m well known for delays and for breaches
But right on time, this rhyme reaches
Of course the present is late
Some things just take more time to create
In a basket of tricks
Is a mix of special picks
And the next time that I’m late
Or I do something totally not great
Remember, I still made this in time for the date
Remember the joy of the Nutella tortilla
And the extremely poor service hos casa mia
Without even a snack, not even a sangria
But when dinner appears from out on a whim
It’s magic for me, the frenchies, and Kim
So lucky for us and lucky for him
Thank you so much for that and the plants of mint
A perfect fit for the hippie, snackless cafe I’m so happy to pynt
Now it’s not just the kids but the plants to keep alive
Before I take off for Sørenga to meet for a dive
And you never know just how late I’ll arrive
But I’ll still say it’s much faster than the bike if I drive
Can’t leave out the sisters from other misters
I’ll blend some Norwegian and add some tongue twisters
I hope it holds together and sticks so well that it klisters
With Madam Casoli
And her ecole of French and ski
Will it be even more proper when she gets her degree?
And with a PhD, I guess it’s doctor to you and to me
When Jannicke left, then we were 3
Three bad ass mother fuckers, X-Gruner damer, divers, and sunsetters
Puck in the netters, go getters, and never regretters
Still all bad asses
So in that mixed basket, there are a few glasses
With handles for glogg and vin chaud
And inspiration for Ensjøponcho
Cheers to a true all weather biker
There is no one that compares. There’s no one that’s like her.
Who works magic in the garden
And listens to Dolly Parton
A true wonder and real life superhero
Who will be there when your energy feels like zero
She’ll come to the rescue in the darkest of hours
With all of her magic and all of her powers
Whenever there’s darkness or rain
Or something is causing you pain
When the world just feels so insane
When you want to throw in the towel, she’ll sew in a pocket
Whenever there’s trouble, she’ll crush it, she’ll sock it
She’ll fix things that are broken
And leave you smiling and jokin
With “apocalyptic” oil for the sauna in November
And whenever it rains instead of snow in December
In blizzards or rain that’s torrential
She has many powers and so much potential
Escaping death by cheese in Avoriaz - so delicious and killer
Savoring turns from the alps to the local on Wyller
From icy hockey rinks to icy waters
For us that have sons and didn’t get daughters
We know that age is just a bunch of numbers
We have more winter adventures and Norwegian summers
From fjord to fjell
Many more stories to tell
So much more
I’m going to be late for
Happy happy birthday Laila, my dear friend
Hugs and kisses for now, before the basket I deliver or send