Poetry Day: Parting Ways

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

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(A poem about parting ways with people.  It can be sad, but also have some hope.  Depends on how you look at it.)

Life is filled with meetings
That we always hear
Yet it has its share of leavings
Which many don’t hold dear
We look at them as bad
Because they make us sad
They are always marked with tears
Which do nothing for our fears

 

Yet there is help to see
So the tears will let us be
We leave with cherished memory
That put our minds in clarity
On days we look behind
With eyes that are not blind

 

I hold these times as dear
As I raise a half-done beer
To those I met along the road
Who helped my fear erode
Giving me strength to learn
As my next phase starts to turn

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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7 Responses to Poetry Day: Parting Ways

  1. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
    April 10, 2025 at 10:03 am

    A lovely tribute. I can’t help thinking of friends who moved away or cherished coworkers I still miss after we were all laid off from a job.

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  2. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    April 10, 2025 at 2:18 pm

    The poem sounds pretty positive to me. Nicely done, Charles.

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