Au Revoir

The CC people asked me to write a poem for some director who is leaving. And here's what I came up with (read: google for). Of course I customize it to fit my means. The two below are what I wrote for that bugger whom, i have never met before. And what's the best part? They actually used my poems, and credited it to my name followed by bracketed "Temp Staff". By now PA should have realized what kind of work their temp staff are actually doing in the CC.

Au Revoir

You left on your way.
It doesn't seem fair,
but in the back of my mind,
you will always be there.

You weren't a close friend,
but our paths did cross,
and leaving us now,
is to us a great loss.

We may think of you a little less
with each passing day,
but your strength is something we won't forget,
you have changed us in a way.

Thank you for your courage,
Leadership and more,
Left us now but still forever be,
The *insert name here*that we adore


With the Wind.

The time comes now, to say goodbye.
The years, my goodness, how they fly.

Times of loss aren’t times of ease,
From time to time remember us please.

For sure it was you that shone a light,
and thou dedication, day and night.

The ride with you has been a blast,
good times, but alas, it couldn’t last.

Most truly when we work together.
Our collective earthling nest to feather.

Solving problems joined as friends,
cooperating, to great ends.

And so in closing, one last pen,
Au Revoir! To our dear dear friend.



Pretty good huh? Personally I prefer the second one. The first one made it seems like he died or something.
PS: "Au Revoir" is "goodbye" in french. I added that in to make it look more chim and professional. Kudos to Karen for helping out with the translation!