We’re happy to announce
The passing of July,
Next door to June and August,
Also known as standby.
Too soon had ended
And her cue was standby
But she went beyond her duty
Did little Miss July.
She’ll be remembered
Just like September
For she robbed in her sojourn
Both native and stranger.
She toured the Islands
Of the pristine Caribbean
And left her indelible print
On many a scene.
Up to Houston she went
And had a grand time
Proud to show all and sundry
She was a July of a kind.
Pardon me, I mixed up
Poor July with Beryl,
They will both be remembered
For their horrible peril.
July passed away
Exactly 12 this morning
And by very special request
There’ll be no mourning.
Her daughter, Beryl
Will also be interred
And while we’d like to forget them
They’ll be remembered.
No mourning colours
By special request
And thank God, despite Beryl,
We are still blessed.
Do all you can
To help those in need
As these months are passing
With ferocious speed.
Stewart Russell © August 1, 2024
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