<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=452116" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Goodbye Christine</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sun, surf, holiday and sea - is that <br>what retiring from the NLS will be, <br>will Christine sing Take my hand, <br>I'm a stranger in Paradise* as she <br> <br>Walks along the beach, picking up <br>pebbles and throwing them into the <br>sea*, knowing the Carnival is over*, <br>The Last Waltz is done* <br> <br>Today she is leaving to start a new <br>life of freedom while she is thinking: <br>Say goodbye for I must leave thee- <br>do not let the parting grieve thee <br> <br>Christine so efficient, smiling and bustling <br>around - untiring, busy - knowing where <br>everything is - ready to please, sharing <br>days of sweet delight in Kingsley Centre<br> <br>Laughing and crying, despairing without <br>air-conditioning, facing the myriad requests <br>HR presents, doing innumerable quarterly <br>assessments <br> <br>Dealing with bureaucratic routine resembling <br>a game of charades: Christine - you were so <br>warm and real in a sea of strangers; may you <br>be prosperous and blessed <br> <br>And never forget the rest of your colleagues <br>continuing life in the trenches where termi-<br>nology and language will languish without <br>your happy presence…</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> <br>* References to Popular Songs: </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I'm a stranger in Paradise<br>When The Carnival is over<br>The Last Waltz<br>Say goodbye for I must leave thee - There Is A Tavern</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Margaret+Alice+Second">Margaret Alice Second</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=452116" data-title="Goodbye Christine de Margaret Alice Second" data-description="Sun, surf, holiday and sea - is that what retiring from the NLS will be, will Christine sing Take my hand, I'm a stranger in Paradise* as she Walks along the beach, picking up pebbles and throwing them into the sea*, knowing the Carnival i..."></div> </div> </div>

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