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The Bush Valedictory

Edward S. Sorenson

“Good-bye” seems going out somehow,
    And rarer still, “Adieu.”
It’s “Cheerio” more often now,
    Or, possibly, “Hooroo.”

From few we hear the old “Farewell,”
    Through centuries that stood,
But oft there comes a parting yell:
    “Good Luck,” or else “Be Good.”

None hits the trail with “Au Revoir,”
    As in a lover’s song,
But lightly says. “See you some more,”
    Or, briefer still, “So Long.”

But my old mate of western ways,
    Ere other tracks he takes,
Just nods his head and turning says:
    “Aw, well. Keep off the Snakes!”

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