vetivert wrote:
yep - that'll do the trick. i have a liking for Rilke, anyway.
so, best thing would be to surprise me with the poem, and let the bombshell fall. but there is one thing - don't i already
know how old you are?
erm...

yes, but for reasons known to a select few, no one ever believes me when I say how old I am. I did have a grey hair in 1988, but I was so excited I pulled it out to save it and then I didn't get any more
I actually carry my birth certificate as proof.
For Vivi, I think Neruda would be good too...
It will be a surprise....