Happy Birthday, Ratu

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"Black is the color of my true loves hair
[Her] face so soft and wondrous fair..." ~Nina Simone




I want to wish a Happy, Happy birthday to my wonderful and loving wife [pictured above]. Ratu, may God bless you and give you all your heart desires on this anniversary of your birth. Ke a o rata --MmmmmBbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Comments

christina said…
Happy Birthday Ratu! I send you beautiful thoughts and blessings on this special day and always :)
God bless.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 11:03:00 AM
Babz Rawls Ivy said…
Happy Birthday Sister-Friend Ratu & Beautiful wife of My new Blog Brother Stephen Bess!

Wishing you another year of joy, peace and LOVE!

Ahhh Stephen Bess where is the AMAZING poem for the very beautiful Ratu? Ok, not the private one...the public one!

Taurus RULES & ROCKS!
Saturday, May 24, 2008 9:17:00 PM
NML/Natalie said…
Happy birthday Ratu! I hope that my bro Stephen has helped you have a wonderful day xxx
Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:16:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Happy B'day. Very nice song from Nina!
Monday, May 26, 2008 5:08:00 AM
Eugene Jackson said…
Thank you for the comment. Your work is very impressive...
Monday, May 26, 2008 4:10:00 PM
Yasmeen Christian said…
Hope Ratu enjoyed her birthday. Love.
Monday, May 26, 2008 8:47:00 PM
Stephen A. Bess said…
Thank you all for your wonderful comments. Your words were sweet and kind. My wife saw your comments and it made her birthday weekend even more enjoyable. Thanks again.

Lovebabz-
I didn't write a poem this time, but their are poems that I've written for my wife on this blog. Just put in the key words "mosadi" or "ratu."

Eugene and Emil- Welcome and thanks for your comments.

Much thanks to all of you and peace~
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:46:00 AM
the prisoner's wife said…
awww...HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ratu aka Mrs. Bless!! i pray you enjoyed your birtday weekend as much as I did!

and hey...no wonder your husband is such a cool fella, he's surrounded by GEMS!

peace
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:16:00 PM
Rethabile said…
Le 'na, ke u lakaletsa letsatsi le monate la tsoalo, khaitseli ea ka. U hole, u be u khokhobe...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:30:00 PM
All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said…
no one can ever question your knowledge of music
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:47:00 PM
Tafari said…
Happy b-day t your boo!!!
Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:57:00 AM
Cergie said…
Bonjour Stephen, je souhaite à mon tour un heureux anniversaire à ta douce et belle épouse Ratu !
Everyday of the year, I presume it is for her as an anniversary, because of the love of her husband.
I know you still write beautiful poems for her such as the one you made for let her discover Sete and Paul Valery.
Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:00:00 AM
neena maiya (guyana gyal) said…
Hello Ratu, I hope Stephen is treating like a queen. Every day, not just your birthday :-)
Friday, May 30, 2008 6:39:00 AM
Kawana Aminata Oliver said…
Hello Ratu, Happy Belated ;-)
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:04:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Happy Belated Birthday to Mrs. Bess!! :)

Best wishes!
Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:59:00 PM
CapCity said…
Belated Happy B'earthday to Ratu, S.Bess' luv! Hope u had a wonderful day & may u celebrate many more!!
Monday, June 02, 2008 4:01:00 PM
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