Because you are a dear, dear friend, as dear as you can be; A person sweet, a joyous treat to work here next to me.
Of greatest wealth your superb health, until a cold you catch; The bills, the phone, you can't stay home, and so a plan you hatch.
To work I'll go, I must not show, that really I feel lousy; No pills I'll take for goodness sake, that could cause me to be drowsy.
Your nose will run, you'll say "Oh ***, a tissue may I borrow? Please do not lock your tissue box, I'll pay you back tomorrow!"
So, Because you are a dear, dear friend, and I would not want to miss you; This HOLIDAY SEASON my special gift, YOUR VERY OWN BOX OF TISSUE!
This Limerick was written 11-30-1995 by Bradley Ray Wardle, for my mother Margene Wardle as an attachment for her Christmas gifts of Kleenex boxes she was giving out at her place of employment Mountain America Credit Union. She said that people were always using her tissues and she was always low so she wanted to make a point and give each person their own box with this poem attached.