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Hello, Goodbye

ZOË LANDALE

From Once a Murderer, published by Wolsak & Wynn in 2008. * poetry is a crime scene waiting to be deciphered
* crime is poetry smeared with bodily fluidsWAYS TO SAY GOODBYE*GOODBYE*
[with theatrical grins &whitened teeth, a la "Sound of Music"]all together now: So long,farewell, it's time that we
must leave
* with a wet kiss* with a stop sign* by monorail* via Grand Central Canyon* in a whisper* without meaning it* over the phone* in the shower, when you are alone* at 3 a.m.* by moving to another city* by letter* with a dry kiss
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AT HIGH VOLUME* with a one-word sticky note left on the computer* through bitchy poems* by carrier pigeon* through mental telepathy* the use of repetition* in a foreign language neither of you know* poetry is effervescence boiling
down a long flight of stairs
* crime is willfully pitching a person
into that torrent
WAYS* TO SAY HELLO*WAYS
) chalk lines drawn from a predetermined spot) a marine rail line running into the water, from which vessels may be pulled in order to effect repairs) modes, methods * cheerfully* at a distance* by megaphone* in the morning* with a nuzzle to the neck* by email to a computer in the same house* with face averted* with white ink on black paper* with a hug* with bacon for breakfast* running to meet one another* in passing* en masse* with a photo* the two of you in different vehicles, windows rolled down, engines running* waving from the deck of an ocean liner* by phone, with no name given* with a fresh-picked rose (pink or red) tucked into the sash* with song

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ZOË LANDALE

Zoë Landale's poetry and prose have been featured in The Antigonish Review, The New Quarterly, Canadian Living, and many other journals. Her writing has won several awards including first prize for poetry in the CBC Literary Competition. Zoë lives and teaches writing in British Columbia.

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