Say goodbye to the bird who flies from the nest

With a head proudly adorned in a colorful crest.

 
Say goodbye to the mother as she takes her last breath

And vanishes behind the veil of dark death.

 
Say goodbye to the leaf as it falls from the tree

Down to the man who prays on his knees.

 
Say goodbye to the beggar pleading for peace

And whispering demands that are never to cease.

 
Say goodbye to the ocean that embraces the bay

And splashes onlookers with a dazzling spray.

 
Say goodbye to the life we have lived in and grown 

That has stripped us down to the very last bone.

 
Say goodbye to the bird who flies from the nest

With a head proudly adorned in a colorful crest.

 
Say goodbye to them all, one by one

And then again when they all are gone.

 
Say goodbye to your body

To your limbs, to your heart

To the sky, to the ground, as they all break apart.

 
Say goodbye to your smile and eyes as they fade

Under that headstone that you slowly have laid.

 
Say goodbye to them all, one by one

And then again when they all are gone.