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Friday, February 4, 2011

The Lions' Share

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GREETING CARD IDEAS
FOR MY LIONS CLUB

We heard your news…
NOT BAD, NOT BAD!
In fact, it makes us
GRANDLY GLAD!

You may be strong.
You may be smart.
BUT…
You’re our friend
‘cuz you got HEART!

We’re smiling WIDE
and roaring LOUD!
Your Lion pride
is Lion PROUD!

Your LION friends are on alert.
We don’t LIKE it when you hurt!
Our concern will not end
till you’re well… till you mend.

The one you lost,
so dear to you,
was our friend…
We hurt, too.

CONGRATULATIONS!
We’re happy for your happiness
and wish you even more success.

GET WELL SOON!
We want you well
We want you strong.
We’re glad you’re on the mend.
We want you back
where you belong.
We want you back again.

Our club sometimes is like a zoo,
but when you hurt, we hurt too.
Do you miss us? Well, we miss you!

If you want to know the truth,
we miss you like a missing tooth.

When one of us is sick or sore,
how we WISH we could do more
than fuss and faunch and rant and rave
…and ROAR!

We heard that you are sick in bed.
We WISH that you were here instead.

SHARING YOUR SORROW
We grieve with you
and share your loss.
Life, so priceless,
has such cost.

IN SYMPATHY
We are among the many
who share your pain and loss.
We, too, grieve
and feel bereaved.

LION and LAMB…
Now there’s a pair
who learned to form a bond!
We LION friends
know ‘bout your KID.
Already, we feel fond!

We heard there was an operation
with you as a leading star.
We assume its success
with nary a flub;
we've seen you in action
supporting our club...
What a smooth operator you are!


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