I’m happy you live on my floor,
And we are strangers no more.

The years slip by so fast,
And I am happy we met at last.

You lived here for years,
And I was not aware of you shedding tears.

Or if for meeting your neighbor you had a need,
After you lost Keith.

Then after Frans died we met one day
By the elevator in the hallway.

It is a pleasure indeed
To call you for fun or a need.

I look forward to many more years,
To share more laughter than tears.

While we walk, shop, talk, travel or dine.
And enjoy a good glass of wine.

So today Dutch chocolates I send
For the birthday of a dear friend.