For My Colleague & Very Good Friend …. <br />…. This is the beginning, not the end <br />Life will never quite be the same <br />But we understand who’s to blame <br /> <br />She cannot stay any longer <br />Her reason being Xenophobia <br />You see my friend is Afrikaans <br />Amongst us English she had no chance! <br /> <br />I would like to add at this stage <br />She really gets me back some days <br />My friend, is far more clever <br />I did not pass Afrikaans, ever! <br /> <br />I really thought my heart would melt <br />When some sayings she would muddle <br />She said one day she really felt <br /> “Like a big fish in a small puddle” <br /> <br />And she just could not say ‘bud’ <br />No matter how I tried to correct it <br /> “Nip it in the butt! ” she said <br />That will always be my favorite <br /> <br />Then one day concerned for me <br />She earnestly turned to say <br />You must not be “ treated like a floormat” <br />I nearly died laughing that day <br /> <br />One more thing I have to say <br />I promise it’s the last assault <br />“Needles and pins” I must relay <br />Was not entirely her fault <br /> <br />When we both thought of that song <br />It really was the pits <br />Listening to Smokey is very wrong <br />That’s something nobody admits <br /> <br />Now that all the joking is done <br />It’s hard to make the next lines fun <br />Ag please shnoekie stay in touch <br />We will all miss you so very much <br /> <br />Bye bye my friend I really do pray <br />That everything will go your way <br />I will miss our lunches and laughter <br />But trust you will live happily ever after<br /><br />Tia Maria<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-friend-is-leaving/
