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25 Comments:
yes and amen
Having said goodbye to two very close people -- one through death and one through parting, possibly forever -- I know the impact of the word.
It should never be breathed so easily
I don't know, but I kind of like the idea of God in goodbye. It's like He's watching over the parting. Didn't it used to be a contraction of "God be with ye"?
Boom! So much packed into this word picture. Thank you.
I love your perspective!
And your writing.
yes. oh, yes.
I much prefer the french au revoir, or the welsh, hwyl fawr, as it hasn't that finality to it, basically see you tommorrow. Lots packed into very little here. Very enjoyable!
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Great "letter-play," and depth.
WOW
Well said, tight and assertive.
'Adiós' in Spanish- even 'Dios' more present in the word...
Loved it.
endings suck...like the image of the rosary at a burial...
A power punched poem. This touched me personally because We lost my Aunt to a well fought battle with
Cancer a year ago yesterday. Yes goodbyes are always hard. Thank you for sharing.
poignant - God catches the heat for many things.
the last goodbye the hardest - isnt it???
thanks for making us feel this - we need to
My second - in order of reading - favorite poem of this week's offerings.
Utterly frakking perfect, this.
great writing and with God there is no real goodbye's are there?...more likes until we meet again...you are a wonderful writer...bkm
yes, why bring Him in when He's about reunion and wiping every tear and no more goodbyes...'rage against the dying of the day'...as always, love your honesty (and admire it too!)
Oh! This ambushed me this one, what a rush! Read it over and over and still the same. Excellent stuff, very clever.
Oh.. this leaves me dumbstruck, my friend.. cuz if I were to ever attempted to describe a goodbye, it would have to be on these lines..
and you said it PERFECTLY!!
HOLY BOW!!
This hit home with me this morning. My uncle, a priest, died last summer and I've been a little miffed that my mom gave his rosary to someone else. I hate the word goodbye as well. Not sure goodbyes are "of" God, although he is surely in them.
this was a strong thought provoking piece..well written...cheers pete
I truly enjoyed this piece. Thanks for sharing :)
This made me contemplate and visualize the inferences. Well written.
This is amazing!
wonderful poem...
Ah!!! I could really relate to it so much... most of my poetry is almost on the same emotions... you have written it so well.
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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