Farewell



Why must you leave me my friend?
I know separation does not mean the end,
and maybe when the west wind tall grasses bend,
you will remember me.
Don't mind my sad tears, dear companion.
It's not that I think you intend to forget...
and maybe when Zephyr sings through the canyon,
will you remember me?
I do not love a painful leavetaking,
and I promise you won't see how my heart is breaking.
But by the west wind I'll send a message so true,
listen, he'll whisper...
"I remember you."
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 472
Words 92
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

Deanna Coghlan

I am a reformed, homeschooled, 16 yo christian. I love reading, tree climbing, sad songs, sad poems, and mushy poems. I love working hard with friends, listening to sufjan stevens, the eagles, aerosmith, over the rhine, iron and wine, the postal service, and I hate working alone. I hate spiders, centipedes, and any other bugs with a lot of hair, legs or general body mass. I love earl grey tea, windy days, grassy fields, and creeks. I love wandering, and hopping fences. I love hugs when I'm sad, and kisses when I'm not. I love knives, and I like guns, and I love verbally slapping down uppity teenage boys, and making my friends laugh with a good (or bad) joke. I hate finding out that someone doesn't like me, or that I don't like them. I always like knowing exactly where I stand with my friends. And I will always write poetry. more…

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