goodbye

To say goodbye is to reap
the harvest of relationship.
To reap some sweet fruit
and even bitter grief.

To say goodbye is to leave
the family that you love.
To leave behind those who
have known you every thought.

To say goodbye is to weep
for the moments lived and lost.
To weep for what once was
and may never be again.

To say goodbye is to hope
the loved ones you leave will fly.
To hope that now they are
in better hands than yours.

To say goodbye is to laugh
for those memories bad and good.
To laugh holding each other
for the moment cannot end.

To say goodbye is to pray
that God’s will is done.
To pray that as each day passes
love is spread.

To say goodbye is to wish
for more of what has past.
To wish that heaven will
be where we meet again.

Goodbye my friends.