Aspects of Parting

A parting bead is a piece of wood 
Dividing windows in a sash 
So they can move independently 
Given weather foul or good 


A parting of the ways 
May indicate a clash 
Of philosophy or personality 
Or words misunderstood 


Of the parting of hair 
Opinions can be contentious 
The difference between here or there 
Attractive or pretentious 


If we are parting company 
You’ve probably had enough of me 
Though the opposite might be true 
That I may have had enough of you 


The parting of the red sea 
Allowed the Hebrews to survive 
Pharaoh’s chariot drivers – not so lucky 
Were parted from their lives 


In love, parting may 
Seem right or wrong 
Time apart seem short or long 
Whether forever or a day 


If one is uncertain 
And is lacking a sense of tact 
One can part a curtain 
To prove a suspected fact 


‘Parting with such sweet sorrow’
Usually indicates a ‘morrow’ 
Whereas parting as ‘friends’ 
Usually “the end”