Ce N'est Que...
Soon I shall be leaving
this I know without a doubt.
It's simply a matter of counting the years
that reveals the certain ending of this span.
How precious is each moment when the final chapter appears on the seen horizon!
How simple everything becomes when the last line of the story approaches with indisputable certainty!
And so I smile and hug and laugh and contemplate...
all this... all this...
truly it is a remarkable dream,
truly it is a poignant joy,
saying goodbye
is actually hello, until we meet again.
"Ce n'est qu'un au revoir."
Hélène
Sat 22nd Apr 2023 03:25
Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement! Loved reading the French, Clare, and the Dutch, Kevin. I (a USA Californian) have only a conversational knowledge of French (from a French-Canadian (Québecois) dad who gave all his 5 kids French names...thus, the accent marks on my name which I used throughout childhood, dropped during my working adult life, and then resumed using as an old-ish retired lady when the poetry started). My Californian niece has "Ce n'est qu'un au revoir" tatooed on her arm in memory of my dad (whom we all called papa). Merci tout le monde!