You are a doctor now - I've heard br A colourful glass jar br Your figure br With a dedicative label br Of service to the sick and the suffering. br br I've heard br Your dreams have come true br The waning, waxing moons br Of quaint wishes br We saw together br Have blossomed to fullness. br Away and beyond br In lands overseas br All chapters of your book br Of youthful ambitions br Have come to be written. br br I've heard br You have got all you ever br Wished for, desired. br All ideals realized. br A higher academic degree br Fame, renown and status br A pretty home br A loving husband - and children! br br Salutations br Best wishes br For all th' laurels won br All that you've done. br br But O my Messiah br Of long-forgotton woes! br Did you ever give br A backward glance? br br The time-worn memory album br Was always there to see br Faces, friendly and faithful br Dust-laden though br In the pledges of everlasting rememberance.