RHODESIANS WORLDWIDE

Hast thou known a real love

that so endures with time

That suffers not from absences

nor varies with the clime?

Hast thou felt a sadness

for things you have not got

But kept a stoic exterior

as if they mattered not?

Hast thou ever wondered if

you made the right decision

When results of such have led to nought

but critical derision?

Hast thou ever nurtured

a wish to tread again

The old familiar paths of life

bar those which led to pain?

Hast thou though the virtue

to continue in the quest

Of asking nought of others

and of giving of your best?

Hast thou learned the lesson

that the spread of happiness

Results in great contentment

for which the Lord we bless?

I have.

James Honeybun (dec.)