Time for a little original poetry.

~'So Long,' Never 'Goodbye'~

by Duncan Cary Palmer

True devotion never fails,

Though lovers sometimes part.

We separate, fulfilled and blessed,

Content in mind and heart.

Eternity demands

Complete revision of old views.

As blessed, endless lives unfold,

We're free to chase our Muse.

Two souls long to discover

Who we truly are in others.

Reflections in the looking glass

Of brother, friend, and lover.

Endless paths will cross again,

Our love will be renewed.

The interval, though long,

Between sweet kisses, so imbued

With fresh intent and magic

That no soul could e're conclude

The temporary separation tragic.

In between years spent together,

Other sisters, friends, and consorts

Nurture us delightfully.

When next we one other hold,

Our love blooms, exponentially.

Temporary's quite the same

As permanent, you see.

Cycles add bright spice to life,

Sweet encores are the key,

A blissful symphony.

For in a story without end,

All good things last forever.

A tryst, though it be short or long,

Is blest in fullest measure—

An existential treasure—

Wrap your mind around forever.

~FIN~

I first published this poem, years ago, here on Hive: