Thank you

In trying to figure
How to flatter you
I coined many phrases
And metaphors drew

Yet none seemed
To suit my eye
They reeked on account
Of the lie

So I figured that
All I'd do
Is say a sincere
Thank You!

And list for posterity
In angular verse
What I learned in lines
That are terse

First, and foremost
Be nice
Forgo the sugar
Leave the spice

Next, I learned
To be friends
Retaining still
My critical sense

Then, in October
I do recall
You showed support
And I did not fall

Yet above all
I have learned
Expressing an opinion
Is money earned
Saying what I thought
Is money earned

Goodbye

Since you have decided
To go your way
Thought I'd tell you
If I may

I liked it when you'd
Come to stay
In little Chi-town
On Saturday

I wish you luck
In all you do
I am sure success
Will come to you

And if ever someday
A thought should
Remind you of
This neighborhood

Make a few moments
Just take five
To swing this way
To my old hive