Today i say final farewell...its our traditional farewell memorial dinner for the departed soul....age old tradition.... the fortieth day of mourning br br The rocky shore extended to the sea. br The town of Camarine from far we see, br And fenny lake, undrain'd by fate's decree. br In sight of the Geloan fields we pass, br And the large walls, where mighty Gela was; br Then Agragas, with lofty summits crown'd, br Long for the race of warlike steeds renown'd. br We pass'd Selinus, and the palmy land, br And widely shun the Lilybaean strand, br Unsafe, for secret rocks and moving sand. br At length on shore the weary fleet arriv'd, br Which Drepanum's unhappy port receiv'd. br Here, after endless labors, often toss'd br By raging storms, and driv'n on ev'ry coast, br My dear, dear father, spent with age, I lost: br Ease of my cares, and solace of my pain, br Sav'd thro' a thousand toils, but sav'd in vain br The prophet, who my future woes reveal'd, br Yet this, the greatest and the worst, conceal'd; br And dire Celaeno, whose foreboding skill br Denounc'd all else, was silent of the ill. br This my last labor was. Some friendly god br From thence convey'd us to your blest abode.