I have written this poem in response to the Word of the Day prompt HYMN and also the Ragtag Daily Prompt – Unaware.
I started out writing a poem, but then I realised that it had a certain rhythm and so it could be a song lyric too. What do you think?
Before It’s Time to Say Goodbye
Sometimes you don’t know
What you had until it’s time to go
It’s one of those things, I don’t know why
You finally discover what you had,
When it’s time to say goodbye
***
Life is sad
Life is Cruel,
It’s not good or bad,
Change is renewal.
Embrace the future with a smile
Live the moment, because in a while
Time will fly,
It will be time to say goodbye.
***
When faced with the end
Of a relationship or a friend,
Look back on all the good times you had
Shed a tear or two, then smile wide,
Life’s too short to remain so sad.
***
Sing a hymn,
say a prayer
be grateful you’re not
totally unaware,
Embrace the future with a smile
Live the moment, because in a while
Time will fly,
It will be time to say goodbye.
Copyright: Kristian Fogarty 29/November/2018
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/11/29/hymn/
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/11/29/rdp-thursday-unaware/
Tales from the mind of Kristian 
Wonderful!
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Thank you 🙂 Now I wonder if I could write the music to go with it? 🙂
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Give it a try!
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Lovely!
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Thank you. I shed a tear or two writing it 😉
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It does have the lilt of a song, Kristian. Very nice.
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Thank you. I may have to try and write a melody to go with it. 🙂
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I would like to hear that. 🙂
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I could end up doing a VLOG, that would be quite a step out of my confort zone. 🙂
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Laying the basis for a musical career!
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Haha, maybe 😉 You could do a duet with me. 🙂
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Any time!
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🙂
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🙂 Well, you only live once.
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Unless you’re James Bond 😉
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🙂
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Well…as someone who is about to say goodbye, I found that very moving.
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Oh yes. I hadn’t considered that. I didn’t mean to rub salt into wounds. It just came into my head.
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No don’t you worry…
…I wish I had the creativity to write something about goodbyes in such a beautiful way…
…maybe in time…
…but right now, it’s a heavy weight on my heart, so I am not feeling at all poetic about it!
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Yes, sometimes you need to be distant from the emotion in order to create.
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well done
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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Lovely indeed!
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Loved this. I could relate and feel.
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Thanks Jay-Lyn, I’m glad you liked it. I found it quite emotional to write, so I’m glad that comes across. 🙂
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You’re welcome
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Beautiful!
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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Bravo and Encore, Kristian! This piece was spectacular!!! 🤗
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Thank you very much, Beckie xx 🙂
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Always a pleasure, Kristian!
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Beautiful and melancholy both. I’d love to hear it to music.
Awesome Kristian, really well done!😍
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Thank you very much 🙂 I’ll have to write a melody to go with it 😉
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Definitely a song in there. Nice work.
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Thank you. I re-read it the other day and thought, Gosh, I need to write some more of this! 🙂
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You do! You’ve got a good feel for beat.
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Excellent 🙂
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