As I Said Goodbye

As I said Goodbye - Written March 23, 2012. Dedicated and inspired by Daniel Bradford, my 11th cousin, twice removed

As I said goodbye
I saw in your eye
a tear gone by
of times that fly

As I said good luck
the words seemed stuck
in the feelings and muck
of emotions that suck (like a vacuum)

I didn't say much
my words were such
that I could not clutch
they weren't enough

goodbye I said
while in my head
his eyes I read
of a journey ahead

but it isn't the end
maybe a minor bend
letters we'll send
alone, we won't fend

so goodbye for a time
good luck on the climb
find the words that rhyme
care not for nickel or dime

You will be great!
We've planned since eight
for this great date
with farewells to relate

goodbye my friend
It's not the end.
I will see you again
around the bend.