Best Saying Goodbye Poems
It seems we said hello, just yesterday
Do you recall the night you came to town?
You blew in silently, I hoped you'd stay
Time really flies when old friends come around
When you leave here, I guess you'll be southbound
I love the pretty blanket left for me
Those yellows mix so well with red and brown
It will make such a treasured memory
Yet when you've gone, how diff'rent things will be
So cold and bare, your warmth will disappear
It happens ev'ry year so let's agree
We'll plan a longer visit for next year
Sweet autumn it is time to say goodbye
I wish you'd come next year about July
by Daniel Turner
Spenserian sonnet rhyme scheme
ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
How do you say goodbye
To someone who has shared
So many days so many hopes
So many nights so many dreams
How do you say goodbye
When the love has dwindled
Explanations all been heard
All the tears been shed
How do you go separate ways
Without looking back
Without easing back into one more try
How do you turn and go
How do you start anew
How do you say goodbye
AP: 3rd place 2020
Posted on March 25, 2018
It was early in the morning
Around 9 or 10
When my mom came home
Accompanied by men
It was the look in her eyes
That confirmed my worst fears
And when my stepdad arrived
I still held my tears
He's gone, I know it
They didn't have to say
All I had to ask was
In what way?
Gassed himself...
I was instantly sad
Alone with his thoughts
And I wasn't even there to hold his hand
Why?... was the question
I kept asking myself
Wasn't I enough
To keep this man in good health
He was more than a man,
He was a hero to me
My father was so special
I just wish he could see
I see your face, I see your tears
I feel your heart, I feel your fears....
And then I turn, to hold you tight
Into my arms, into the night ~
I brush your hair, you start to cry
I say I know, you ask me why???
Why, the days they turn
Blue skies they fade....
The lives you've known, that fade away
They fade away, fade away, away ~
I touch your cheek to wipe your tears
Caress your heart to calm your fears....
And then I turn to hold you tight
Within my arms throughout the night ~
I kiss your cheek, you close your eyes
I kiss your tears, you say goodbye
The one you loved, another life
The one you loved, a precious light *
I hold you close, you ask me why ~
I hold you close; we say goodbye, goodbye....
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....“Saying Goodbye???”
Note: Smile ~ “A Repo of `Love, Always & Forever,`” John!:) ~
Saying Goodbye by Dawne Zacharias
1
I once knew how to taste
I once knew how to smell
I once knew what intimacy was
2
I miss the taste of rain on my lips
I miss the smells of being close with my partner
I miss the smell of the pines and the ocean
I miss the act of being with my partner
3
I said goodbye to these things because
They were taken away from me by just
Living in this world.
4
Surgery took my smell and taste,
The war’s accident to the closeness of my partner
So what do I do
5
I said hello to sacredness to the wonderful
newness of life ahead and hello to
When one door closes the Lord opens another
6
I find I need the Lord more
I read the scriptures more
I say hello to Jesus Christ and
Ask Him to walk with me now.
7
He shows me a new way in my life
Can I ever be blessed with more than this?
I have learned to cherish all these things
They are choice before the Lord and of His Making
on the 7th day, he rested.
"A fallen leaf is nothing more than
summer's wave goodbye."
Quote by _ Unknown
the end of summer is not far away whispers my flowers
yet they still bloom so pretty each day
though while bright colors are blooming there is some decay
and the calendar does not lie as I mark off the days
I am sad and will hold onto summer for as long as possible
with walks in the park to my favorite bench
where I watch the swans and ducks drifting by in tranquility
and a thousand birds singing a symphony just for me
but, I am also looking forward to autumn's colorful days
with the red, orange and yellow leaves dancing
though, trees will weep, groan and moan their sad loss
I will walk the paths with a gentle wind blowing my hair
oh, goodbye sweet summer, gosh, you rained a lot this year
but, gave me some truly beautiful days
I loved when the sun shone through the raindrops like a dream
and the heat soaked into every pour of my body
I adore my small porch garden with the vines and flowers
my table hidden in the plants where I watch
watch, the world go by in a place of quiet serene peace
I will miss you summer, but am ready to welcome autumn
It’s time to part
you cannot stay
though we may have
another day
Hold my hand
I’ll stay awake
whatever happens
love remains
Knowing this
I am able to let go
We feel angels
at our side
soothing us
through day and night
There’s so much spirit
in your eyes
Now I know
how heaven smiles
Knowing this
I am able to let go
Knowing this
I am able
to let
you
go
I don’t know what to feel
What to assume
Things just don’t feel right
I don’t know
If I can continue to go on this way
Continue to pretend that everything is okay
Pretend that my heart isn’t breaking more and more
As each day passes
I feel like you want to break free
And disappear from me
As hard as that fact is to take
I have
I have accepted it
Just tell me that it’s over
I will be the first to go
I just don’t want to be the last to know
How you feel
You claim that you love me
But the words have lost their luster
Your actions tell me something else
They tell me that the time to say goodbye
Has arrived
It is inevitable
I have tried to fight it
Ignore it
Yet it still lingers over my head
Like a gloomy cloud
They say saying goodbye is never easy
But can someone tell me why does it have to be so hard?
Each day at twilight, it seems to be so quiet
Maybe the sun wants to leave some silence behind
A peaceful time to cherish at the end of the day
The air is also still as if the descending sun slows time
To clear the mind, no rushing , no chaos
Often no wind at all to stir things around the land
At twilight take a look, you may find more than changes in the sky
Or the color at the horizon reflecting in the clouds
You may just find this quiet stillness, not much moving
Just the sun saying goodbye, leaving for today
With an impression making silence seem loud
Heidi Sands
10/22/22
I cried as I said goodbye today,
To my best childhood friend;
As my tears fall I wish you could stay,
I never thought it would end;
You snort and bump me with your nose,
Trying to tell me it’s alright;
If I’ll see you again, nobody knows,
Tears are blurring my sight;
“It’s time” Mom calls from outside,
And I lead you out of your stall;
Trying to hide the tears that I’ve cried,
With my head up, I try to walk tall;
I give you a hug and breathe in your scent,
Then hand over your lead rope;
Questioning vaguely where our time went,
Praying that I can cope;
And as they drive away with you,
I drown myself in tears;
I’m lost, I don’t know what to do,
As I think back on our years;
And as my tears start to dry,
I think of the good times and the bad;
I never thought I’d have to say goodbye,
To you, the best friend I ever had.
My heart skips a beat when we are together
A pair that belongs, a love that believes
We are a perfect match for one another
Feelings of joy intertwines, interweaves
But when the day closes and the night begins
Heartache of departing does run inside
The two of us hates to leave, feelings within
Sure we’ll be alone awhile, we can’t hide
Later in our life after we’ve been married
Our lives start to slow down and we get old
Another leaving we dread if it’s harried
Our final days, our hearts as one we hold
Though our love is true, this you sure can’t deny
At one point in our life, we must say goodbye
Russell Sivey
11 & 10 alternating syllable count
Entrant into harry horsman's "GOODBYE" contest
11/19/2012
SAYING GOODBYE TO SUMMER
Come at close those tearful eyes
Hair now bathed in wind and rain
Reluctantly she breathes a sigh
Months too soon away have passed
Days and nights all warm and loving
Hard to say goodbye at last
But closer now the whistle sound
An eerie distant warning
For Autumn Falls express is bound
Dave Austin
Two months ago I went to the funeral home to say my last good-bye
To a man who was only 24, and far too young to die
I looked into his friends’ sad faces, the pain so clear to see
And when they came to talk to me, I held them close and lovingly
I held my precious wife’s warm hand, and wiped tears from her face
Knowing that the son she lost could never be replaced
His new step-children played so sweetly, on the floor they played a game
The love of his life, always willing, ready to take his name
Lord, I know you’ll never leave me, but I’m feeling so alone
But still I thank you very humbly, for all his years at home
You say to lay this at your feet, and you’ll take away my pain
So I’m crying out to you, faithfully calling your holy name
I truly believe and trust in you, and I’m trying with all my might
But Lord my heart is aching, for what I’m feeling tonight
Please wrap your arms around me, let me feel your grace and love
Bless me with your words so wise, and bring comfort from above
Show me how to honor my son, and make him proud of me
As I in turn was always proud and still will always be
I want his life to make a difference, in all he was a part
So give some meaning to his death, and ease my breaking heart
Only you will know the day, to Heaven I will gladly go
And I want my son to say to me, “Welcome Dad, I’ve missed you so.”
I dearly miss my friends at The Glen
Where we spent eight very happy years
Never realized how happy they were
Each day was filled with good cheer
Friends galore, lots of things to do
It was our choice to join in or not
Help was there, if we ever needed it
The friendships were over the top
The choice to sell up and move away
Was certainly a difficult decision
Financially things got overwhelming
So the logical choice was written
Truly wish we could have stayed forever
But sadly it just wasn't in the cards
I'll always remember all the good times
Saying goodbye was oh so hard!
© Jack Ellison 2013
Goodbye my never lover
Wasn't meant to be
Both on different journeys
You'll never be with me
I wish I got to touch you
That inviting, tawny skin
Discover every inch of you
Every crevice, every limb
I wish I got to kiss you
Feel your mouth on mine
Know how it is to taste you
Oh the pleasure I would find
I wish I felt your hands on me
Wish I knew your touch
Is it gentle or demanding.
Would you need me just as much?
You don't know how bad I want you
The desire is so strong
Overwhelming and consuming
Anguishing and wrong
I cannot take the torture
Just cant stand the pain
Everytime I look at you
It all comes back again
So I have to leave now
I need to say goodbye
I'll make up some silly reason
I could never tell you why
So farewell my never lover
Time to go away
I will deeply miss you
But it's better off this way