Shed a tear

I’ll shed a tear this day, because my friend has passed,

One for every year, almost sixty to the last,

For we were the very best of friends, from the first day that we met,

So much gone before us, yet we never had regret,

So, I’ll shed a little tear today, in memory of my friend,

For in every year that passed, each other’s ear we’d bend,

We had our ups and downs, more good times than were bad,

Yet in almost sixty years, to know you I was glad,

We lived we laughed we drank, sometimes we drank a lot,

Yet when times were hard or tough, we shared all we had got,

When trouble came and it surely did, we stood side by side,

Usually on horseback, laughing as we’d ride,

Oh, I could recall memories, some good some truly bad,

The time we shared together, well spent and I’m glad,

If I could choose a friend from one pile or another,

All said and done my friend, I would call you brother,

To say you will be missed by so many you have met,

Each and everyone of them would smile without regret,

I’ll shed a little tear my friend for this is my saddest day,

You couldn’t have planned it better, on a horse to pass away.

punchy

 

Remember this

remember this,

someone chose you,

to wake next to,

 

to make you a hot drink,

stay with you until you returned.

from the brink,

and remains,

 

Remains while you figure things out,

stays quiet and even while frustrated.

does not shout,

takes your hand.

shows you how to calm,­

Calm your nerve.

Help you through the storm,­

 

Remember this is what you are about,

what you try hard to achieve

through the doubt,­

The fear and pain,­

 

The you you seek to gain,

remember this,

this is why you return.

time and time again,

 

this is a feeling that will turn,

turn a lonely soul,

into a heart of gold,

yet only if you remember this,­

 

This can be what you sought,

since life woke you from stale slumber,

showed you you were more than a number,

showed you you have worth,­

 

Yes, remember this.­

For this is freedom

Freedom to choose.

and love at will,

 

if you remember nothing else

remember this is you?

worth and value in life and love

remember you.

 

remember life and remember,

someone chose you to share all,

in love.....­