Of Our Goodbyes

** of Our GOODBYES ** All the poems and stories telling of Goodbyes In whatever genre or style, make me cry. From hearts broken, to dreams fallen, and to the hardest of all these: Always In a life’s time — are the endings that carry the heart’s deepest feelings Reeling through thunder Blasting Emphatically Those last and final Goodbyes — for the dearest of all our beloved — Goodbyes… — holding hope for some remaining possibilities, to state, “Au revoir!” or, “Adios!” — embracing a measure of faith, to shout, “Ciao!” or, — perceiving colorful auras all around, to declare, “Syonara!” — seeking fellowship,to wish aloud, “Moaka wakati ujao!” — and, while losing sufficient breath, to ask my soul To voice this, “With my love, ‘til we meet again!” While hearing children sing, “Bye-bye” to butterflies In flight to forever — Strengthened and Divinely designed, holding all visions and all expressed cries as Surrendered, Sheltered by the scales of their four wings during a Rapid rise to come upon heaven’s homeland touch again. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— (c) sally young eslinger 6/27/2023 Thanks be to God- ** languages quoted in order: French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Swahili, English