To Charlotte on Her Fortieth Year, My friend since year six, let's hold dear, A bond that danced through time's wild ride, From classrooms to the world's wide side. In Ibiza's embrace, we found our grace, With wine in hand, a sun-kissed place, Where laughter mingled with the sea, And dreams took flight, wild and free. Remember the days on Church Hill field, Where white lightening cider was revealed, And cricket wickets marked our play, As endless summers slipped away. Now forty candles on your cake, A life's mosaic we now awake, With cherished stories, love's embrace, Our friendship an eternal grace.