Shirley Hawkins Poet Rhyme

Pip Pip Goodbye

If you want to give people the slip
In England, years ago, you'd say,
I'm off. Toodle Pip,
If you are with a mate
With whom you are in tune
Toodle OO old chum
I'll be seeing you soon
Ta Ta, for now
Or TTFN
I'll probably see you again,
I don't know why I wrote this verse
It made me feel quite sad and terse
The French say the romantic au revoir
It rolls off the tongue
It's the best Ta Ta I've heard so far.

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Gershon Wolf February 6, 2023 at 7:14 PM Ta ta - Au revuoir! Shirley Hawkins February 6, 2023 at 10:03 PM See Yah,

Deb M February 6, 2023 at 4:15 AM You made me smile with your quirky witty fun poem Shirley! Debx Shirley Hawkins February 6, 2023 at 10:11 PM Thank you, Deb I didn't have a clue what to write when I sat down. Scraping the barrel a bit. Take care, Shirley

Victor Buhagiar February 6, 2023 at 1:45 AM It's the same with Italian: arrivederci. In Maltese, we lost our language which meant "health". Now it's a simple ciao which means goodbye. Short and sweet. Shirley Hawkins February 6, 2023 at 10:13 PM Too many changes for this old girl Victor. Take care of yourself, Shirley