I never ever say goodbyes,
Except when you’ve made a real good buy,
For whenever I say goodbye,
It always makes me want to cry.
It takes on such a finite note,
To memories sweet with tender quotes,
It kinda sticks right in my throat,
Which makes me choke when you board the boat.
Now, I prefer to say farewell,
Which makes my heart to really swell,
With thoughts of sweet affection tell,
And hope that things will go so well.
So long, farewell to thee I say,
For all who journey with me this way.
May your dwelling be in safe grace,
Until our paths cross again in this space.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Writing 101, Day 10 FAREWELL
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I loved that… And it’s truly true
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My appreciations Celine. Goodbyes always sound too strong to me.
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They always do
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Keeping your muse nearby must be the trick. There are times when mine deserts me. 🙂
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It does help to have the muse(s) close by indeed especially on days that inspirations are low. Thank you Mary for your words and all the best of the Season to you and yours 🙂
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Moving farewell message. Congratulations on being one of the stars on this journey; and thank you for all that you have been. Many blessings to you.
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Blessed love to you and yours too Sir Romanus. Have a wonderful Christmas break.
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Same to you; your darling husband and sweet kids.
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I will tell them 🙂
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This is beautiful! 🙂
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Thanks my dear 🙂
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You are welcome 🙂
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I hate goodbyes. Luckily, on this side of Christmas, It’l mostly be hellos for a little while. 🙂
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Yes indeed it will be lots of hello’s going on through Christmas and the New Year and since I am tagging behind you, I know that I shall see what you’ve been up to from time to time. So indeed, it’s not good bye.
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Of course a big goodbye will be Dec 31 when we have to wave farewell to the old year. Still, we get to say hello to the new one, so even this day’s not too sad. 🙂
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Precisely! We shall wave into a beautiful new year.
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Such a beautiful poem, Jacqueline!
Goodbyes are tough, too tough at times. I prefer “See you sometimes”😊
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Yes. See you sometime is quite lovely. Thanks my dear.
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It’s always a pleasure😊
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The heartbreak of goodbye is written of so well in your poem!
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Thank you very much my dear. I appreciate your words 🙂
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Beautiful poem sweetie. May you and yours have continued blessings and a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
Hugs, Emma :0))
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Thank you my dear one. The best of the season to you and yours ((hugs))
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I cannot believe I missed this earlier today (well, now it’s officially yesterday, since it’s 1:40 p.m.)!
What a lovely, heartfelt poem this is, Jacqueline! You have just the right touch of light-hearted rhythm and rhyme and an underlying seriousness that makes your poem a delightful one. These lines were especially very telling and rang true to me:
“It takes on such a finite note,
To memories sweet with tender quotes,
It kinda sticks right in my throat,
Which makes me choke when you board the boat.”
Hope to see you around some more, Jacqueline! It’s been a good ride here on Writing 101: Poetry on WordPress!
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It truly has been a pleasure being with all of you. Thank you so much for your warm words Vijaya. My kindest regards 🙂
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🙂 See you soon again online, dear Jacqueline!
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Definitely 🙂
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Beautiful. Goodbyes can be so painful.
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Thank you very much. I think they are.
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I remember one person in my past told me, “I do not say goodbye to you, I say see you later.” Time past and out of the blue, “goodbye” popped from said mouth, that was a sign of things to come, hehe. I can feel the heavy heart from your poem Jackie. [By the way, do you mind me alternating between Jackie and Jacqueline when I am speaking to you?]
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I am totally cool with it. I have friends who call me Onassis, or Jackie Chan etc. When someone who doesn’t say goodbye says goodbye, hmm, I will raise my eyebrows.
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Yes, it was the beginning of the end. Rolling @ Jackie Chan, hehe
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😉
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