BTEXDAD
09-14-2005, 10:01 AM
I lost another friend to cancer over the weekend. He was 54 and was buried on tuesday. The following poem was in the bulletin at his funeral. Not sure who original author was, but it's got some good thoughts.
THE LAST BARBECUE
I don't want anyone wearing black,
instead, colored shirts, shorts and thongs.
Have some great conversation,
maybe even sing some songs.
Make it a celebration of what life has gone before.
Remember only the good times we had,
and the great sights that we saw.
But, do I have any regrets?
Of course, there'll always be a few,
but overall, my life was pretty good,
looking through that old rear view.
And now I've moved on,
as one day you will too.
Let me give my last advice
and suggest what you should do.
Firstly, go and light the Weber,
make sure the coals are nice and grey.
Then party like you've never partied before,
make it a happy and memorable day.
You see, time waits for no man, I guess that's plain to see,
and life is for the living, it's so full of opportunity.
Because clocks go only one way,
you only get so many sunsets,
and there's just no time for wistfulness,
and no time for regrets.
So I want to say a few words,
to the young man that went before.
Take your life in your hands,
and hammer on destiny's door.
And look inside your soul,
to the quiet spot deep within,
there you'll find your mountain to climb,
and from which valley to begin.
Don't worry about the future,
and you cannot change the past.
Make today your best day ever,
and then make the feeling last.
And that something that's been on your mind,
get it off your chest today,
because tomorrow's words may never come,
and you'll leave too much to say.
THE LAST BARBECUE
I don't want anyone wearing black,
instead, colored shirts, shorts and thongs.
Have some great conversation,
maybe even sing some songs.
Make it a celebration of what life has gone before.
Remember only the good times we had,
and the great sights that we saw.
But, do I have any regrets?
Of course, there'll always be a few,
but overall, my life was pretty good,
looking through that old rear view.
And now I've moved on,
as one day you will too.
Let me give my last advice
and suggest what you should do.
Firstly, go and light the Weber,
make sure the coals are nice and grey.
Then party like you've never partied before,
make it a happy and memorable day.
You see, time waits for no man, I guess that's plain to see,
and life is for the living, it's so full of opportunity.
Because clocks go only one way,
you only get so many sunsets,
and there's just no time for wistfulness,
and no time for regrets.
So I want to say a few words,
to the young man that went before.
Take your life in your hands,
and hammer on destiny's door.
And look inside your soul,
to the quiet spot deep within,
there you'll find your mountain to climb,
and from which valley to begin.
Don't worry about the future,
and you cannot change the past.
Make today your best day ever,
and then make the feeling last.
And that something that's been on your mind,
get it off your chest today,
because tomorrow's words may never come,
and you'll leave too much to say.