Ode to Asa

Hello my dear friend.
It seems as though this journey called life
Has come to an end.
You look at me with a glimmer in your eyes

A smile remains on your face
Through your pain and suffering,
Pity is for the sick
It is not for me

Grieve not for me, cause I am at peace.
Today my soul has been released to fly free.
Replace that frown with a smile.
For my time has arrived and its time to go

Although I will be gone.
My soul will remain.
I will watch you from the heavens.
And smile upon you as you remember me.

Before I leave this earth, please do me a favor.
Live your life to the fullest.
Realize how precious each and every moment is.
Do not get hung up on the little things.

For they mean nothing in the story of your life.
Your story has yet to be written, the book is open.
Fill that book with experiences and joys.
Not sorrows and depression.

So frown I will not.
Smile on times of the past with you I will.
In my heart you will always be alive and well.
Asa, my friend, my inspiration, I will see you again someday.

Andy Audet 6/11/01