On the eve of my retirement

(December 2009)

Today I shed a tear…Actually they were two, 

It was all too much to bear!

First it was from despair, 

for I thought my role had slipped, was crushed and graved.

But just that second;

There, on the nave’s last pew, was a rubber-stamp, custom made. 

I left a mark… 

That was when the other tear followed 

The little heart was changed 

This blessing; this burden, has taught me great lessons on trust!

As I pass the baton, I need no pension for I know retirement is only formal, but deep in my heart… my work just began