THAT LEAVING PLACE:

Leaving, always leaving behind that place of the leaving,

That place, where cord left behind the womb, hot heaving,

That place, cheek of the child, where mother´s kiss was left,

That place, eye of bereaved, from where tear was sadly wept.

 

Leaving those places behind, only joyful in the due returning,

That place of the adieu of lovers, with their hearts so churning,

That place, of sad farewell salute, where the soldier turns away,

That place, where children leave, where they once used to play.

 

Leaving that old familiar face, of that loved one no longer loved,

That place in society, from where the poor are unfairly shoved,

That place of longing, where through our past, we all once trod,

That place, where we all leave our footprints in the sand & sod.

 

Leaving, feather from bird, petal from bloom & the falling leaf,

The bullet leaves the gun, as does the dagger from the sheath,

The tide leaves the shore; the sun & moon leave behind the sky,

That place we always were, to where we came & now say goodbye.