Rest in Peace we say at these events

Rest in peace we say at these events, well, there’s a fat chance of doing much else

I’m somewhat stifled in every respect and not really in the best of good health

But thank you for being here, I’d normally have no real role to play

Though I understand why you are here, this is, after all, my very special day

Strange you might think of my speaking like this, death was not a choice I would have made

But we are where we are, so I’m being pragmatic, my funeral I cannot evade

Life’s been an interesting journey, as those close to me will know

What we do, what we say, whether we follow or whether we lead, in life you often reap from what you sow

Such is a valuable idiom, as are many which guide us today

I’ll leave you to decide how I turned out though be quick, they are about to take me away

Whilst we are all together let me thank you again for coming to my ‘good bye’ event

And should my sense of humour have offended you, bad luck; I ‘m no longer in a position to repent