Goodbye To All

To all my friends I wish to say goodbye As tomorrow I know not what is in store for me That might be the day that I am meant to die Then up in heaven, I will be with my family, But until then my friends I will sit and reflect As I would hate to leave with any sorrows or regret. I want my life affairs to be in their proper order and state That is if tomorrow is the day that I am predestined to leave It won't be an accident so it must be called fate As life and death are the same drink, as I do believe, Until then I have not cursed or have I even wept I am enjoying all these moments with the time that I have left. The stone for my grave it has already been bought The engraving on my stone has already been shown And I have already purchased my own little plot Finally a place where I can lie and rest all alone, And on my stone will be only my name and my years I added no sentiments, as I do not want to bring sadness or tears. I will be leaving my home for the very last time Through my front door with key I will enter into it anymore And never again will I watch and hear my clock chime Never will I hear the creaks when I walk upon my wooden floor, Those simple issues are the occurrences I truly will miss When I cross over into the mysterious great abyss. Goodbye to my family and friends and goodbye to my garden They truly are what I will miss the most from my life But I lived a full life with adventure so I ask for no pardon So instead I will leave behind my son, and all my strife, Now as I look back and reflect my life it indeed is complete Tomorrow or even the next day, my maker I am ready to meet. Randy L. McClave