Nothing Good about Goodbye

I almost cried Tina.. that's all I have to say about this poem..
;)Pia

Oh dear, Pia...I do hope you had a tissue handy. I'm sorry;-)

Thank you for your lovely comment.

Tina

This is such a hauntingly...beautiful poem Tina. I can tell you put your heart into this one and no
there's definetly nothing good about goodbyes, like
Richard said, maybe one a lot of people can relate
to.

Thanks for sharing this one, glad you put it on.

Jenny.

I'm with Jenny. A lot of people will relate to this one, and they'll know full well that goodbyes 'made in advance' are actually the hardest goodbyes of all. In these circumstances we say goodbye early to save ourselves the pain - but it doesn't work like that and that's why it's so sad.

Beautiful poem x

Hi there, Richard,

Thanks so very much for such a positive comment. I really appreciate your words, and am pleased that you got so much from it.

Have a good week;-)

Tina

Hi there, Jenny.

Yes, you are right; there is a lot of 'heart' in this one, being an expert, as you are, in reading between the lines.

Many thanks;-)

Tina

Many thanks, Leander, for your inspired comment. There is much truth in what you say.

Tina;-)

Thanks for readin, Coral. Pleased you liked;-)

Tina x

Very very good. I don't really know if I understand the last bit. But it is very good.

Tender, powerful and economical writing. The depth of feeling builds as the poem continues. This is a rare technique and one that is difficult to achieve, silverspunsand you have managed it in buckets. Well deserved cherries. Congratulations.

Thanks for reading, Christine, and I am pleased you got something from it.

As for 'the last bit', I guess what I was trying to convey was that 'goodbye' is just a word, and when you truly love someone, there never can be a 'goodbye'.

The poem was essentially written about my mother, who died in the nineteen eighties, in an asylum. She had Alzheimers, and at the time,little was known of the illness. Thank god we have progressed since then.

Tina

scratch - thanks so much for looking at this in such depth, and for your inspired and positive comment, which I truly appreciate;-)

Tina

The first lines are awesome. They sink you right into the poem and then you can not stop reading. Great work, wish my first lines were so powerful with so little words.
Excelsior!

Thoroughly deserves the plaudits Tina. Haunting and beautiful. :-)

A heart-breaking but beautiful tale, Tina. The image of the imaginary tiger in the front room is so original and poignant. Very well done!

Magic xxx

Yes, wonderful and very moving. Those long drawn-out goodbyes are the worst and becoming so common nowadays.

Rob

Late to the party with this one, Tina, but it was well worth the wait. Very sad, though. Going through something like this with my mother-in-law at the moment.

Daniel - I really appreciate your words, many thanks;-)

Tina

fb - pleased you thought so, and thanks so much for letting me know;-)

Tina

Really appreciate your words, Magic. Thank you, and I hope your week is good one;-)

Tina xxx

I agree with you Rob. You are so very right.

Pleased you enjoyed;-)

Tina

Hi there, Mark;-)

You have my every sympathy. Many thanks for reading this one. Much appreciated.

Tina