Leaving
Means great heart ache
Airports, tarmac, tail lights,
Tight throats, misty eyes, - wave fare well!
Soldiers embrace loved ones to leave for war,
Mom, dad, honey ,please write to me!
Tears flow abundantly,
Oh, - bitter is
Leaving



Good bye!
A heart break word!
A word so prevalent
In Christian vocabulary,
Missionaries leave to toil far from home,
To teach the lost and help the poor,
All of them know this word;
And heart ache of
Good bye!



Leaving,
Good bye mother!
I have to leave you now
To accomplish my Father's will,-
“Anybody who leaves all for my sake”------
There, - “Behold mother, is your son”----
Trails stained with farewell tears,
In scripture, and
Heart ache!



Leaving
Why? - why leaving?
Jesus did it Himself,
Pilgrims are meant to be leaving,
And march forward towards eternity,
Passing pilgrims hurt, but
Good-bye and farewells are
See you again
dear One!

© Elizabeth Dandy