Farewell, my friend, the time for us to part <br />Hath come, as festive banquets have to quit, <br />By enduring Time, and our wavering heart, <br />In which our capricious lives have to meet. <br />Adieu, my pal, a journey of chance waits <br />For thee, tomorrow the sun will still be bright <br />As today's, if not brighter to thine aids, <br />Shining right on thy path forthcoming light. <br />From hence wilt thou be gone in corporal form, <br />But will forever within our memory dwell, <br />As even in Life's tempestuous storm, <br />Peace would be soon restored by Friendship's spell. <br />A thousand more words cannot spell my wish, <br />But it's time to desist, lest it becomes mawkish.<br /><br />Edmund Wong<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/farewell-to-a-friend/
