Happy Birthday Kate!

Today is the twenty-third birthday of my best friend, Kate.  Thus, I deviate from my Ecuadorian ramblings and, instead, provide the following poem composed in her honor.

At Dartmouth I met a girl name Kate.
I thought she was really great.
I said, "Be my friend."
She said, "To the end."
And then we ate some cake.
[Though it was probably brownies]

Katherine Young Vonderhaar.
How marvelous you really are.
You're funny and sweet,
and awfully neat,
yet I admire you from afar.
[That'd be a continent of separation]

Today you turn twenty-three.
What a cool age to be.
Happy birthday to you.
I love you, it's true.
Now eat some dessert for me.
[Preferably something chocolate.]

Yay!  Happy Birthday Kate!