Goodbye



A memory, A distant dream
 a lonely heart, a silent scream,
The love that's lost, the sorrow it brings.
The melody that sadness sings,
 The misery of a lonely room,
 the darkened rays of a troubled moon.
The coldness of my heart and soul,
 the not knowing where to go.
Everyday asking why,
 the saddest word is goodbye.

About this poem

I wrote this because I was losing a lot of family members in my life

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Written on May 24, 2006

Submitted by andream.20498 on December 27, 2022

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCDEFGG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 319
Words 66
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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2 Comments
  • steve-edwards
    It says so much elegantly in so little space. Very touching and well done
    LikeReply 11 year ago
  • AndrewStWilson
    Truth
    LikeReply 11 year ago

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