Hello
My Poem “Hola!”
Hola! Hello! Hi! Whether it is morning, afternoon, or at night, people greet each other and reconnect with one another to continue the experience of synchronicity through communication, by opening and closing their eyes and by opening and closing their our mouths - sometimes voluntarily, sometimes because it is expected, sometimes because certain actions over time can become rituals, sometimes because if certain cultural norms are not met people can be easily offended. The value of something and what something costs matters a great deal to some people... a single word, a gesture, a look, a smile, a touch, can go a long way... a memory, a thought, a consideration for someone else can mean the world... a message from someone special to us can make our entire day. There are countless instances over the course of our life when subtleties leave a more lasting impression than those that might be considered more grandeur in size... the best way to tell whether someone's intentions are honest and selfless is always to look into their eyes... there have been thousands of languages invented since the dawn of humanity when a small group used to look up to the sky and dream, wonder, worship, and ask for answers. Whenever you find yourself in a place you do not know well it is always helpful and customary to learn some of the "local lingo" - and while on holiday recently that is exactly what I tried to do; however, since I have come back, I have found myself having to hold back saying the word "hola" - Why? Because for days on end I used that word over and over again, more times than you can know, to greet to whomever I came into contact with, and now I have to retrain my brain to once again revert back to saying a simple "hello".
A Poem A Day #427: Hello/Goodbye
My Poem “Hello/Goodbye”
During the chapters of our life we encounter unforgettable characters who influence us in many different ways - and, just as in a book, some chapters, some encounters, and some experiences may be brief; however, sometimes, some indellible impressions never end and never stop being like a breath of fresh air through the sometimes cluttered interior of our brain. "I'll see you again", "I'll see you on the other side", "I'll see you before you see me" - life does not always conform to how we might want it to play out: sometimes people move on, sometimes people lose touch, sometimes two becomes one, sometimes you can have too much and sometimes you cannot have enough; however, no matter the struggle, no matter the pain, no matter the scars that people sometimes have to sustain, if you are lucky, one day, a reason for what you went through will reveal itself and give you an answer that may reveal something about yourself that will be just as revelatory as the truth that all life is a cycle and everything on Earth has a connection to everything within the blue or the black sky that we sometimes see above. You never know what you are going to do, you never know who you are going to meet, you never know what or who will become important to you - because no one can ever know the outcome of anything until they choose to try... you never know if you will ever do something again, you never know if you will ever see someone again - but sometimes something can last a long time, perhaps a lifetime, before the curtains are drawn, before we reach for our jacket, before we walk through a door to the world beyond our periphery where and when we will say a simultaneous hello and goodbye.
My Poem “Hello Friend!”
It’s always great
making new friends…
when we watch certain characters
on television or in films
we often quickly become drawn
to a particular protagonist
that we, for one reason
or another, can identify with.
It’s always good to explore
new things – films, music,
books, places, stories –
and it is always fascinating
to witness how a particular
journey can change a person
in so many different ways.
Whenever we all watch
certain characters in movies,
or on television,
and we see them having to overcome
all obstacles that they have to contend with,
and face all the adversaries
that they have to face,
while walking the path that is their fate,
it can be such a thrilling
and an exhilarating experience
that certain people often choose
to return to those same stories,
and to those same characters,
time and time again.
When we become engrossed
in a particular story,
and when we become invested
in a particular cast of characters,
we never want what we and they
have been through to come to an end;
however, most audience members know
that endings are just as fundamental
to a story as beginnings,
and as long as when a story
comes to a close it is satisfying –
and it is revealed that everything
that happened was all for something –
then, in some way, people can cope
with the ultimate moment
of finality without regret.
When we have to say goodbye to someone –
even if it is only a well-loved character
who we see performing on a flat-screen –
even the most detached of watchers
can become so connected
to whom they have been watching,
especially if the storyline
that is coming to a conclusion
has been a compelling
and riveting one to behold;
and that is why, when
some people reach the end of a story,
they automatically go back
to the very beginning of
the same story that they have been
watching, reading, or perhaps
listening to, for so long,
and they start the journey all over again
in an attempt to recapture the magic somehow,
by greeting the same characters
that they are already greatly familiar with,
with a smile, and with a warm:
“Hello friend!”
Mark The Poet 