Standing still just to look around
The next road is beckoning me
I stand astound
Isn’t this where I’m meant to be

This road had so much more to give
The sights and my comrade wayward daughters and sons
I’m reluctant and somewhat resistive
To say goodbye to these loved ones

And yet I must travel
This new part of the road
Sometimes you must unravel
Follow your goad

Still what indecisive
For it’s not easy to leave what is known
But rather than be derisive
I will show you how much I’ve grown

I will make you proud
And carefully wrap the lessons learned
With deep laughter but with a tear allowed
I hope that your respect and love I’ve earned

So now I must bid you farewell
And saying goodbye oftentimes hurt
It’s the hearts greatest gift and darkest spell
That silence says more than words can assert

My eyes get wet
With love and friendship liquefied
But the die is cast and the course is set
Blessed is the loving eye and those for whom it cried

I wish you the best with a heart loving and fond
Reach for your stars and dreams
So many thoughts and feelings go beyond
But you’re sown in my hearts seams

Thank you all
I’m a blessed man
Should you need me just give me a call
One love until we meet again