| Message | By popular request, here's the poem I wrote for Rick Martel's 50th birthday party in Quebec City...
Because you’re more than mon ami Because you are mon frere Because today’s your special day A chance to show I care
I could have sent and e-mail Or used the telephone Or even sent a telegram Or left you all alone
But I have always thought of you As someone I respect A man who always does what’s right And lives without regret
A man who looks you in the eye And never turns away A man who never tells a lie And has good things to say
A man who lives and loves his Lord His savior and his King A man who puts his family first Ahead of everything
Remember when we traveled down The road that never ends? That’s the time that we became The very best of friends
And even though we’ve grown apart It doesn’t have to be To hell with time and distance, Rick The best is yet to be
I wish you Happy Birthday You are fifty years of age Now the volume of your life Has turned another page
I wish you health and happiness And everything that’s good To all you folks who just speak French I hope you understood!
Parce que tu es plus qu'un ami Parce que tu es un frère Et qu'aujourd'hui c’est ton anniversaire Je te dédie le poème que voici.
J’aurais pu t’envoyer un courriel Ou te téléphoner Ou te télégraphier Ou te laisser en paix.
Mais quand je pens |