Is good-bye really good-bye?

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Good bye?

Good byes are transitory  
a wave, a smile, a warm kiss 
leaving only starts the timer 
till reunion once again 

Be not sad, but glad, time spent 
kiss the flower there before
smell the sweetness, savor one
some memories... never fade

This sojourn, this speckled road
calls out, all departing times
horizons wait, the road's clock
good byes are...transitory

Lady Annabella-VInylist · Accepted Answer

No, good bye is not really good bye. Very nice and soothing, thank you.

jenny · Answer

Some good-byes are the longest ever known, And now I think 
on ------------are all Byes "good" 
I am now tempted to post a poem wrote in 1997, maybe I 
will-------- This is an interesting study on the word and takes my mind to many places, ever in wonder who said the first
good- bye, and the cousin words to good-bye, farewell, adieu,
etc.  Horizions do await, Kudos! on a deep subject with just a word!

Marguerite · Answer

Yes, good byes are transitory.  In addition, a good bye is a hello to something new.

Elaine P...is for Poetry · Answer

Many good-byes are merely "au revoirs."  Let us hope that at least some are "transitory."

gale s · Answer

Chow,adios,bonjour,farewell, shalom
It is good-bye where ever you may roam.
The one I use when leaving a good friend
God bless, take care, until we meet again.

Coop 366 · Answer

Good, a short walk down memory lane. Thank you.

Lambert Lincoln · Answer

No. Good Bye need not always be Good Bye. It can also be Bad Buy sometimes..... :-8

Semp-listic! · Answer

Depends on who's saying it, and why.  Very beautiful poem my friend.  One could learn much from Neonman!

sher · Answer

Very beautiful poem

Anonymous · Answer

Very nice. Memories will fade.

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Is good-bye really good-bye?

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