Pashang Salehi Poet Couplet

My Parting Gifts

My Parting Gifts…

Goodbye, my son, my only king.
You are my love, your name I sing. 
My wish was more to be with you,
to be with you, and see you through.
It is my fate to leave you now. 
My dread was this, to tell you how.
I’m going away, place unknown. 
The way I lived was not my own.
I am going, and I’ll complain.
Letting you go, it’s all my pain.
I am with you, with morning dawn.
Kissing your shadow until it’s gone.
My parting gifts to you, my son,
To live your life the way is fun.
Surrender to the thing you love;
what measures love grows above.
To get knowledge to find out why;
What is this life to you and I?
Me and you both, we are oneness.
There is no fear to feel darkness.
I am going without goodbye,
Remember me the way I fly. 

2/16/16 Haloo

For: AJ

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Sara Kendrick September 10, 2016 at 5:19 PM Awesome work !! No wonder it is in the winners’ list. Congrats..Sara Pashang Salehi September 11, 2016 at 10:15 AM Thank you dear..

Beautiful Scars September 2, 2016 at 7:57 PM very well written Pashang...congrats on your placement :)-luloo Pashang Salehi September 2, 2016 at 11:47 PM Thanks Laura..

Sara Kendrick July 30, 2016 at 4:06 PM Emotive and expressive work..Advice from father to son in the last moments of life..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara Pashang Salehi September 2, 2016 at 11:47 PM Thanks Sara..

Andrea Dietrich June 13, 2016 at 2:58 PM how awesome that your second best poem at Soup originated from this challenge we had!You did a wonderful job here. SEVEN Pashang Salehi June 13, 2016 at 6:35 PM You're so kind

Funom Makama May 16, 2016 at 10:36 AM Salute to your pen and a well done to the mind out of which this sea of wisdom emanated. A definite 7 Pashang Salehi May 16, 2016 at 11:14 AM Thank you my friend, this was done for a contest that was never judged.... Thanks again..

Timothy Hicks April 14, 2016 at 3:49 AM Thanks for directing me to this poem, Pashang. Very thought-provoking advice to give to a young person who still has much to experience. "I am going without goodbye, Remember me the way I fly" You've had me captivated all the way through ... I think you are going away with a See You Later, methinks. Your love for your son is genuine. Pashang Salehi April 14, 2016 at 6:56 AM Thanks Tim, you're so nice... My advice to you is the same. to live your life, the way is fun. Surrender to, the thing you love, To get knowledge to find out why; what is this life to you and I? Pashang

Njeri Hunjeri March 18, 2016 at 3:02 PM By reading the other comments, i now understood fully this poem. Maybe one of this days i need to try a Haloo :-) Pashang Salehi March 18, 2016 at 7:10 PM LoL , Haloo is me! you're always welcome. Please remember I'm too old for you.

Duke Beaufort March 6, 2016 at 10:37 AM It was at least a nice message to leave behind. No harm in recommending fun, love and knowledge. Pashang Salehi March 6, 2016 at 1:34 PM OK ...

James Marshall Goff February 28, 2016 at 9:39 PM Very loving poem, Pashang, intensely deep, thank you, jimbo Pashang Salehi February 29, 2016 at 1:57 AM Thank you my friend... a poem should stimulate the reader, one way or another...Pashang

Tim Smith February 28, 2016 at 2:24 PM A wonderful parting note to a son Pashang. wishing for you good health... Pashang Salehi February 29, 2016 at 1:53 AM Thanks Tim... you're so kind

Eileen Manassian February 28, 2016 at 9:42 AM Very lovely poem...The love for your son shines through. I also liked your sonnet. I hope that you will continue to write. Wishing you every good thing. Pashang Salehi February 28, 2016 at 10:39 AM Thank you Eileen... thank you for kind words and good wishes. Pashang

Ivor Davies February 23, 2016 at 3:59 PM This is excellent poetry written from an old soul who has come to grips with spiritual understanding..... kudos Pashang Salehi February 23, 2016 at 4:50 PM Thanks Ivor.... the soul is too old... Kudos to you too.. Pashang

Kelly Deschler February 17, 2016 at 9:34 PM Knowledge and life lessons are a beautiful, lasting gift to give to your son... This poem is heartfelt and so moving to read. Very well written and expressed, Pashang. Good luck in Viv's contest! Pashang Salehi February 18, 2016 at 11:08 AM Thanks Kelly.... You're so kind, the topic was not easy. I don't have the courage to show it to my son.,,, Pashang