TIO

Never bid good-bye

Or lip me the softest call,
Or utter a wish for a word, while I
Saw morning harden upon the wall,
Unmoved, unknowing
That your great going
Had place that moment, and altered all.
ALIT

Dear friend, 'tis hard to say farewell,

And harder yet it is to tell,
In parting words, how strong the tie
We sever now in this good-bye.
We all shall miss thy gentle grace.
Thy willing hand and cheerful face;
No other friend thy place can fill
TIO
Why do you make me leave the house
And think for a breath it is you I see
At the end of the alley of bending boughs
Where so often at dusk you used to be;
Till in darkening dankness
The yawning blankness
Of the perspective sickens me!
DEWI
No other friend thy place can fill.
Though absent we shall claim thee still;
God bless the work thou hast begun,
And guard thee in the years to come.
And when thy heart is weary, or alone.
Come back and rest in this thy home.

ALIT
Goodbye are the words we often say
When people leave for work for a day
But when we say goodbye for forever
We realize we are no longer together.
DEWI
Goodbyes can be so hard
Sometimes leaving us scarred
But time has a way of healing things
Life has more hello's to bring.
TIO
So while you may feel sad today
Keep moving forward it will be okay
Express your feelings and even cry
You will feel better as time goes by.