but then...

[fflo]

Isn't it no longer a valediction without the element of direct address?

    Valediction, Overdue

  Finally, it's just a town.
  ... ?

Comments

[vjsmom.livejournal.com]

Yes. At least, I would say that it can be. The "whom" or "what" to which you're bidding farewell doesn't seem so important here as is the act of bidding farewell. I'm just blathering, though, so I'll shut up now.