Farewell My Friend Poem by Herbert Nehrlich

I had been married to her,
for going on five years.
Pearl white in colour,
and the inline six.

I did not have the heart
or what you may consider
the inner moral strength
to say good-bye to you.

You have been, truly,
my very loyal friend,
Onehundredninety horses
and sweet torque aplenty,
you never let me down,
you never even once
considered faltering,
you have been what I'd call
a blatant inspiration.

So, do you mind,
if I just wave at you,
while driving out
into the streets of life,
while you sit there,
a bit forlorn and sad.

I do not know your psyche,
although we did
spend so much time together
and you were there
when things got tough
and rough and tumble,
you had the wherewithall
to shrug your fenders,
and blink those Osram bulbs
as if to say, 'Oh yes we can'.

I hope, with my own, heavy heart
that you will find a home,
a new companion
who treats you well
and does appreciate
the soul that can be found
only in places near
the most elusive Edelweiss.

I will remember you
with fondness,
and I can say
that we were
such a lucky pair.