"If It Be Thus"

A bientôt

. . in Paris

Arriverderci

. . in Rome

Dasvedaniya

. . for Russkies

Auf Wiedersehen

. . for the Krauts

Shalom

. . for my Jewish friends

But for you

Qualifying my desire to meet again

So as not to tempt fate . .

Sayonara

(If it be thus.)

February 21, 2019