by Avis Harley
Hola is the Spanish Hello,
Italians go for Bon Giorno,
Konichiwa is Japanese,
Bon dia is the Portuguese,
Kalimera when you meet a Greek,
Bonjour is how the French would speak,
Al salaam a'alalykum is the Arabic way,
Apa Khabar they say in Malaly.
Ni hao is for the Chinese voice,
Aloha: the Hawaiian choice.
Shalom would be the Hebrew tongue . . . .
So many ways Hello is sung.
from Falling Down the Page
edited by Georgia Heard
Roaring Brook Press, 2009
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