I'm learning to say goodbye to you
The sort of goodbye we say
To a flower we pass but can't take away
Or a smile that belongs to someone else
Or the glint of frost that will not stay
Or the sun that won't linger past the day
Or a beautiful moon that goes its way
Leaving us to walk along
Hands free and alone
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Author:
Lorna (
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- Category: Sad
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A sad but beautiful write, Lorna!
I am with her every day. I see the clock that tics and tocs. She says she’s ready, but I am not!
~Laura~
Always love your comments Laura - thank you!
Lorna
just a beautiful piece about loss, with a subtle flow that threads a heart-felt message
much warmth
Michael 🙂
Your comment is like a poem - thank you Michael!
Love the poem and love the drawing.
So mystical.
Thanks Wallace - of course I didn't draw it - wish I could have!
Filled with anguish of heart as loss gets nearer these words sink so deeply - - hoping this sad verse is not from experience Lorna
Yes - he doesn't want to eat much anymore and they warned me gently that things are progressing......
A sensitive write Lorna.
Meanwhile - you mean me? You saying goodbye to me! I'm not going. I'll stay for ever, but I'll sing for ever too! Can ya bear it?! You'll be wishing you had said goodbye to me! heehee.
You're a nut we can't do without Orchidee.......... perhaps a cashew......
That's a lovely work and so is your addition to Kat's Fusion poem - great work.
Oh you read it! Thank you Michael - it was my first fusion invitation.......
I sure did read it - why not pop it into the Gallery/community sometime.
You mean just publish it as a poem? Doesn't it belong to the Fusion spot?
Fusions aren\'t seen by so many and people don\'t get a chance to comment. Also I have an ebook here on MPS and fusions don\'t go into the book. After I\'ve posted a fusion poem which I usually write very quickly I play around with it and often make a number of changes and then re-publish it here in the gallery.
The last time I did this was on Feb 3rd when I published three at once under the collective title: Shorties From Fusions. I also apologised in the comments if anyone had previously seen them.
I am currently collecting another selection of shorties from fusions which I\'ll probably post sometime in the future.
Coming back to yours I really do think it is so good it deserves to be more widely seen.
Thanks Michael! I'll publish it if you think good enough! Have you noticed in the ebooks that there are backslashes that show up that aren't in the typed poems? Not sure if there is anything that we can do about that? Probably a question I should ask the site creators.
Not easy to watch a loved one pass. I was there when my adoptive mother past on as she slowly slipped away. I'm guessing this poem is for your Dad. Please know our thoughts are with you and your family. He lives on in you.
Husband - thanks AP
Sorry Lorna, My condolences to you and family.
Lorna, your poem is a gem. It is filled with gentleness, love, and regret. The emotions come through between the lines. It says, yes, we have to say goodbye, but we have the memories, we have experienced something beautiful, like that flower, that smile, that moon. Even though we will walk alone, the memories will be with us every step. Beautiful poem!
Thank you Fred
Up in your tree
Thank you for
Critiquing me...........
Letting go of such small wonders as you list enables us to greet the beauty we encounter as we travel onward to who knows where. Loving the world around us and those here who we love today enrich our lives and build our loving personality. People along the way say goodbye to us too.
Beautiful emotive write.
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