Farewell, Hello
Farewell to everything I've ever know
Farewell to the friends that were there through thick and thin
Farewell to those who changed my life
Farewell to my family and all their love
Farewell to the house I grew up in
Farewell to the schools I knew so well
Farewell to the places I always saw my friends
Farewell to a life I thought would never end
Farewell to everything I've ever know and loved
Farewell to it all
Hello to my life as it will be
Hello to my new findings and love
Hello to new places to find and hang out with my friends
Hello to a new school I will learn so well
Hello to a new home
Hello to a family that won't be there everyday
Hello to people that I may never see again
Hello to the friends that I will be forced to find
Hello to my life as it will be













Comments
This poem repeats itself with the context. Most of the things the narrator says farewell to end up being mostly one in the same. This creates repeating ideas (the idea of leaving loved ones and places).
It might be interesting to make the poem a bit more symmetrical in terms of the objects the narrator is losing and gaining. I noticed roots of this, consider strengthening it.
Example:
"Goodbye old friends."
Next stanza
"Hello potential new friends."
Right now, the poem skips around in terms of references, but not really providing the reader with much new imagery or context.
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"Angels have no thought of ever returning you.
Would they be angry if I thought of joining you?"
--Sarah McLachlan
I understand where you're coming from, and it makes sense
Thank you for the feedback
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"Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can hurt like hell."
- Chuck Palahuit, Lullaby
"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane." - Philip K. Dick
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"Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can hurt like hell."
- Chuck Palahuit, Lullaby
"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane." - Philip K. Dick
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