I'm Here To Bid You Last Farewell, John Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD

I'm Here To Bid You Last Farewell, John

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I'M HERE TO BID YOU LAST FAREWELL, JOHN

Eulogy to John Biever MD (1947-2017)

Knowing you more than three decades
Since the day you worked at Philhaven
We were colleagues and friends
Our children were friends and classmates.

Gathering here the last time for your sake
Memories rolling fast on my mind
From the first time we met to our last handshake
You were always gentle and kind.

Few days ago, I heard the news that you departed
It's hard to believe, and harder to accept
But here, I am attending your memorial service
To pray and honor you as my colleague and friend.

So, John, have a very good rest,
until we meet again
When it will be my time to rest.

NHIEN NGUYEN MD
9/24/2017

Below is the Vietnamese translation poem of NHIEN NGUYEN MD:

TÔI TỚI ĐÂY ĐỂ VĨNH BIỆT BẠN JOHN

Thơ điếu Bác sĩ JOHN BIEVER (1947-2017)

Quen biết nhau đã mấy chục năm lẻ
Từ ngày làm bệnh viện Philhaven.
Hai chúng ta la đồng nghiệp, bạn hữu
Con chúng ta học cùng lớp, bạn thân.

Tôi tới đây bởi vì anh đã mất
Bao kỷ niệm rủ nhau kéo về đông.
Từ lần đầu cho tới lần gặp cuối
Anh là người tử tế và dễ thương.

Mấy ngày trước, tôi nghe tin anh chết
Truyện khó tin, càng khó chấp nhận hơn
Nhưng bây giờ tôi tham dự tang chế
Cầu, vinh danh một đồng nghiệp, bạn thân.

Thôi vĩnh biệt, chúc John an nghỉ nhé
Chờ tới ngày tôi chết, lại gặp nhau.

NHIEN NGUYEN MD
9/27/2017

Sunday, September 24, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: dead,eulogy,friendship
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Philhaven is now Wellspan Philhaven after affiliation with Wellspan in 2016. John Biever MD was adult and child psychiatrist and an author. After leaving Philhaven, Dr Biever had his private practice and he worked with Penn State Residency Training Program at Hershey Medical Center as clinical professor in Psychiatry.
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