Goodbye Alex
We got the call this morning...
your soul checked out
you left this
world in flight...
a good man of kind spirit
you surrendered the last
battle -
We salute you you gave
a fine fight...
little did we know just
how sick you were...
...but then that is the mark
of a battler not to surrender
and not to show no fear...
...You walked tall into the darkest
shadow...a good spirit will
champion his own path...
...We all hold you dear in
our hearts...for we spoke
fondly of you unbeknown
from this world you did part...
...a worker all your life...
right up to sixty-five...
...then just twelve weeks
into retirement...your body
up and dies...
...you retired to the skies...
...your soul had other plans
...to be at peace instead...
...this life had made it's
final demand...
a man of great
principle...all who new
you...Alex...you earned their respect...
...Dude who knew you had
cancer...this came as quite
a shock...
...all we can say is...what a rip off!!!
...for you it all started back
in 1942...you bit the bullet in 2007...
and off to heaven with you?
you are right old dude...
for many of us "the system
doesn't work"!...
...it only prepares us...
for something greater...(maybe)?
certainly not found here on this earth...
We can just see you now...
tucking into your
sardine sandwiches...
...tinkering round with some
hot rod...chev V8...or taking snaps
of your great travel escapades...
...we won't forget you Alex...
for this you can be sure...
time it goes too fast...
...in our memories you
will last...
...and I bet we've all taken
stock...for when your number is up
it's up...but sometimes old dude
life for some is such
a bloody crock...
I guess there are those that'll
say...life is what we make of it
of life we make at will...
...but there are those that
believe that life itself for
many can be very cruel...
Copyright © Eileen R. Kelly | Year Posted 2007
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