When you wave goodbye to the World,
for the last time,
don’t tell them that you’ll never be back;
It only makes the world sad
to hear such things,makes it feel
sadder than it already is;
So when you do wave goodbye,
goodbye, goodbye, forever and anon,
don’t tell them anything except
that you’re looking forward to some
time away and having a great time,
and that you’ll write.
The poem deftly captures the essence of magic realism: life after life,where characters disappear and re-appear,and the past and the present coalesce.The deliberate choice of the title ,echoing Marquez’s masterpiece.lends a fine touch to the poem.
An element of mysticism lurks and lends a charm to the seemingly ordinary situation in the poem. It is a multilayered feast.
It’s a consolation even to the soul that departs!
Many thanks for your apposite and insightful comments.