Leaving Poem

Leaving Poem is the web page that brings you a speech in rhyme form which is a roasting, shared experiences and a tribute to a co worker as he leaves a job and country (Amphroia) to return home after as spell as an expat in foreign climes

This leaving poem is one of many that I wrote and delivered as a speech when I worked as an expatriate. All the names have been changed, except mine. Although this is very specific to the people involved some verses are generic and the others may inspire you to write verses specific to your "victim"

This is an exit only leaving poem
It's another time for mourning
These ditties are beginning to worry me
They're becoming habit forming

But this one is sad, indeed
To see Tom and Carol go
To all who know and love them
It's a terrible, terrible blow

Of course, we're not alone in feeling sad To lose these intrepid flyers Just think of the loss that must be felt By the local <a href="https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_by_country" target="_blank" onclick="return FIX.track(this);">moonshine</a> suppliers Because they rate Tom as one of the best On their list he comes first Well, Tom, you may have noticed Has a most prodigious thirst Of course he doesn't drink it all himself Mind you, he drinks most But everyone agrees that Tom Is a fine and generous host There can't be many people Well, at least, those still alive Who haven't suffered hangovers After a night at 815 I remember well, last Christmas It still makes me frown I wasn't seen at all next day Well, I had meetings down in town And who remembers Ground Hog's Day The thought makes Derek wince He woke up with the DT's He's had them ever since And Glenn Sanders still remembers And what about McPherson He staggered from the Diamond House He's still a missing person And then there's David Atkinson He has cause to grieve About the time he taught Tom Drummond About how the Scots spend New Years Eve Of course Tom has other hobbies Apart from having a drink There's err...em.. errr Just give me time to think Ah yes, he's a stamp collector His collection could go on show He has more exit-reentry stamps Than anybody else I know Because 90 day Drummond Likes to get away He likes to work hard But he also likes to play Because the World has so much to offer When you board the plane to fly Well, there's vodka, gin and champers Bourbon, scotch and rye Then there was that Greek cruise Expensive, but what the heck It wasn't the luxury cabin It was the bar bill up on deck Then, of course, there was Kenya Now there's a trip to please Shooting God's creatures...with a camera Among the rocks and trees And Tom had a stroke of luck With the help of his trusty stalker He took a shot of something on the rocks It was a shot of Johnny Walker Enough of Tom, it's Carol's turn I've slated Tom enough What can I say about Carol Except she's a cracking bit of stuff Carol, you're a lady Cheerful, bright and breezy You're a loyal and devoted wife to Tom God knows that can't be easy And you really look after Tom Romantic, beneath the moon We've seen the 'Do Not Disturb' signs Every Friday afternoon And I know Tom thinks you're the best He doesn't have to tell us Many a guy's seen the winks and nods Many a guy's felt jealous Carol, you're as good as Christmas...Christmas carol Forgive the pun But I'm going back to Tom Being nasty's much more fun Tom, I'm coming back to you I can see you're getting mad So I better say this quickly Your parting makes me glad err sad You've been a really super guy And I wish this weren't the end You call yourself a manager? To me, you've been a friend I've done this type of leaving poem speech before Well, for Pauline and for Hal But that was for a workmate This one's for a pal What can I say Tom, you're a spiffing chap And it's hard saying this in front of this mob But Tom I mean this sincerely Can I have your job? I'm trying to be sincere And I keep going for the laugh But I'm going to be serious now On behalf of all your staff You've been more like a father Than just a Section Head And I'm saying this in proxy For Andy and Fred On behalf of Doug, Derek and I And not forgetting Jun Please bear with me for just a little while I'm going to finish soon Thanks ol' mate for everything I'm being most sincere Thanks for being just yourself Thanks for being here Thanks for all you've done for us Thanks for being true Thanks for putting up with us Thanks for being you You're leaving now and that is sad But this I'd like to say You listened to your own drummer And you left your own way... ....with dignity © Jon Bratton 1986

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