Hello or Goodbye.

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Thank you
The Sun has returned

Hello or Goodbye.

 

Smile to Deceive.

Heart to Breathe.

Truth in a Lie.

Cold Tear in the Eye.

Wish to Please.

Control or Release.

Stand up or Surrender.

It is now or Never.

Accept or Deny.

Let it live or slowly Die.

Give up or Try.

Hello or Goodbye.

 

Tobani .

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  • David Wakeling

    This is quite clever.It offers opposites and a choice we all have to make. That's free will for you.Enjoyable read

  • sorenbarrett

    Most clever Tobani weaving old cliches into a new poetic fabric and in rhyme no less quite a task. Well admired and a fave

  • Soman Ragavan

    The French writer Alfred de Musset said : “"Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée" That is, a door must be closed or opened.
    “Smile to deceive” :
    “A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.” ----Herman Melville (1819-1891)
    By smiling we put the other guy off his guard.
    “Truth in a lie” : hiding the lie in the truth. Again, taking the other by surprise, or guile.
    -------------

    • Poetic Licence

      Thank you for your feedback, very much appreciated

    • Mottakeenur Rehman

      Your words dance between heartache and hope, beautifully raw and hauntingly true. A soul’s whisper caught between hello and goodbye.

      • Poetic Licence

        Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Love this my friend! Always love juxtaposition and you do it masterfully here! A must fave...and clearly not just for me! 😊❤️🥰🌹👏

      • Damaso

        Internal and external struggles in unison ring out the echo of this text like a ritual in my mind. Thank you, Lord, for sharing it. Best regards.

        • Poetic Licence

          Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated

        • arqios

          Loving the rhyming and tempo🕊🙏🏻

          • Poetic Licence

            Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated

            • arqios

              Most welcome, friend 🕊🙏🏻

            • Kevin Hulme

              The Whole of life is within this Poem: Good One.
              There are no words for Dioga Jota and his Brother. Though our thoughts are with his Wife and family.

              • Poetic Licence

                Thank you for your kind words, enjoy the rest of your day

              • Goldfinch60

                I will just keep saying hello Tobani. Hello!

                Andy

              • Cheeky Missy

                Oh delicious conundrums! Oh sweetly twisting pretty number. Oh irresistible mystery! Charming and superbly rendered with gorgeous imagery and a deeply haunting poignancy. Thank you, thank you for sharing.

                • Poetic Licence

                  Thank you for your kind words, they are always appreciated

                  • Cheeky Missy

                    Rather, thank you! You're very welcome.



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