40th Birthday Poems
40th Birthday Poems: Write a short poem on a greeting card for someone who is turning forty. Whether it is for your mom, dad, husband, wife, friend, colleague – celebrate their special life stage with cute messages, inspirational notes, heartwarming wishes and funny quotes. Forty is said to mark the peak of the dreaded midlife crisis. The chaos at forty is usually driven by teenage kids, mortgages, busy work schedules and the usual family drama. It is a weird age because it is halfway between young and old which oscillates between being exciting and boring. But being a forty year old is not that bad either. This is the time when moms and dads get to enjoy being doting parents to their sweet children. Old friendships bloom and new bonds are made. Many also witness their professional zenith in their forties. Encompass all these emotions as you set out to mark this milestone birthday in someone’s life with the beauty of words.
1) Every birthday
Is a reminder
That you have one life
Not endless years
It’s a deadline which says
Time is limited
To do all those things
You’ve always wanted
On your birthday I hope
That you manage to
Do everything in life
That’s destined for you
2) As the years go by
You are getting prettier
Age hasn’t touched you at all
You have a beautiful shimmer
Life for you seems to be
Perfect in each and every way
Here’s a hearty wish
On your 40th birthday
All the joys in the world
May you always enjoy
May your life be filled
With unlimited joy
3) You are about to begin
A rapturous journey
In which you will witness
Nothing but prosperity
You are about to hop onboard
A flight of hope and fulfilment
Get ready to welcome in your life
Lots of fun and enjoyment
You are about to sail on a ship
That’ll take you to victory
We wish a great birthday
Have fun turning forty
4) You must be the most handsome
Forty year old out there
An amazing man like you
I wouldn’t find anywhere
A man who is the perfect
Husband, father and son
My darling you truly are
A man who is one in a million
Happy birthday
5) A fortieth birthday is the real mark
Of the voyage that you’ll now embark
An expedition full of delight and surprise
With many a lessons that are wise
A journey full of learning and discovery
We want your life henceforth to be
As you ring in your fortieth birthday
We wish that you be happy in every way
6) You are on the right road
You are on the correct pathway
You have taken the right steps
You are being your best everyday
You are doing everything
That will take you to the pinnacle
Of success and happiness
Making your life exceptional
Happy 40th birthday
7) Turning forty
Is a matter of pride
It is the beginning
Of life’s roller coaster ride
Is a matter of delight
It’s when you realize
Your life has been so right
Happy fortieth birthday
8) Happy birthday
To my childhood chum
I hope your 40th
Is totally awesome
May all your dreams
Turn out to be true
May lots of good luck
Come only to you
May your receive more joy
Than you would’ve ever thought
Happy birthday buddy
We love you a lot
9) As your child grows
As you have new highs and lows
As you change your job
As life gives you more reasons to sob
As you turn forty
These things are meant to be
But the key to survive this
Or any other middle age crisis
Is to see how far you have come
Just remember that you’re awesome
Happy 40th birthday
10) Not the end of the world
But the beginning of a new life
Life after the age of forty
Should be free of strife
Take the opportunity
To holiday and travel
The wonders of happiness
Let your life unravel
Things you couldn’t do
I hope you can now accomplish
Have an amazing fortieth
Is all for you that I wish
11) Don’t regret the things
You haven’t been able to do
This is the perfect time
To refresh and start anew
Don’t fret about
What you couldn’t achieve
Look forward to the dreams
In which you believe
Happy birthday
12) Forty candles
One your cake
Forty wishes
That you can make
As you blow these
Candles away
I wish that happiness
Comes your way
A new year in life
As you welcome
We hope that everything
Turns out awesome
Happy 40th birthday
13) You have turned
A year older
But you are looking
A lot younger
You look like
A pretty teenager
Or someone who’s got
A lovely makeover
Happy 40th birthday
14) You have slogged
To reach these heights
You have worked hard
With all your might
You have perspired
Night and day
You’ve done everything
To pave your own way
Now you need to
Sit back and unwind
Now’s the time to enjoy
Some peace of mind
Happy 40th birthday
15) The journey of your life
Will now show you a new low
Since I have been through this
It’s my job to let you know
You will face more trouble
As your kid becomes a teen
Life will be messier
Than it’s ever been
But amidst all this
Chaos and disorder
Don’t forget to be a great
Husband and a father
Happy 40th birthday
16) Congratulations for
Turning a proud forty
Although many reach
This age easily
Only few ones like
Accomplish big things
Working hard to be able
To give their dreams wings
As you celebrate
Your fortieth birthday
You’re my favorite uncle
I’m very proud to say
Happy 40th birthday
17) Your life has entered
Its fourth decade
It has always been
A game well played
Although you have many
More decades to go
I wish the best for you
Is what I want you to know
Happy 40th birthday
18) Thank God, you are not turning fifty
Thanks Heavens, you are only turning forty
You still have ten years to go
Until then you can go with the flow
To live life as a young heartthrob
And be adventurous in your job
Do things that you wouldn’t do
When old age descends on you
Happy fortieth birthday
19) Forty is an age
When you aren’t too youthful
It is that crunch time
When life feels more stressful
Although being forty
Can take its toll
Don’t get disheartened
Or take your eyes off your goal
Keep moving every day
Hold on to your ambition
For life will surely give you
The fruits of your determination
Happy 40th birthday
20) You have been
A doting mother
Like you there can
Be no other
You have been a
Perfect wife
Who has given me
A happy life
You are the ideal
Woman for
Without you no life
There would ever be
Happy 40th sweetie
21) Sweet as chocolate
Textured like wine
You are a precious
Friend of mine
Tangy as orange
As smooth as peach
The age of hundred
I want you to reach
Happy 40th birthday
22) When I turn forty
I want to be like you
Have a nice family
Travel to places that are new
Have a career
With lots of success
All the right ingredients
For a life full of happiness
Happy fortieth birthday
23) Forty is the way to be
A cool, smart and hip hottie
Forty is the way to go
Experience new highs and lows
Forty is when you raise a toast
To things about which, you can boast
As you celebrate being forty
I wish happy birthday honey
24) You are in the thick of
The dreaded middle age
When life is nothing
But stressful bondage
You are engulfed
In midlife crisis
Where something always
Seems to be amiss
Don’t think about this
There is nothing to worry
These are common symptoms
Of being forty
Happy 40th birthday
25) You are nearing
Half a century
Don’t pacify yourself
That you are just forty
You are turning old
Frail and flimsy
On your 40th birthday
Accept this reality
Happy birthday
26) Forty is a funny age
You are not too old
Yet you will stop being
Adventurous or bold
It’s that time when you
Feel neither strong nor weak
It’s when the future will seem
Not to bright nor bleak
But in such confusing times
My only advice to you
Is to patiently wait
For life to give you what is due
Happy birthday
27) You must be really happy
For having a great life
A good house and great kids
Along with a wonderful wife
You must be overjoyed
For you have achieved a lot
To get here you’ve worked
Really hard and fought
Congratulations on reaching
Life’s most amazing juncture
From here on, I assure you
Things will only get better
Happy 40th birthday
28) In the big picture
It really doesn’t matter
Whether you are forty
What is really vital
Is that your life is special
And dear friend, for you
That stands perfectly true
Happy 40th birthday
29) As life goes on
As things progress
As you begin to understand
The meaning of happiness
As time passes
As destiny unfolds
The things that you realize
As you start to grow old
Are some of the treasures
Of being forty
I pray that very happy
You may always be
Happy fortieth birthday
30) See how far you’ve come
How far you have to go
See how amazingly you have
Beaten all of life’s lows
See how you’ve managed
To do the unthinkable
See how all your success
Has made you so exceptional
On your birthday I wish
More expectations you exceed
In life no matter what
May you always succeed
Happy 40th birthday
