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Early Friends |
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christies heart Member
since 1999-08-10
Posts 189NJ, USA |
A friend of younger years often taken for granted, gowing up, growing apart growing away. A friend, there before the sometimes painful truth of time rears it's sudden head in the form of adutlhood. A friend, where joy is simple tears are very few; a bridge between innocence and life, a safe link to yesterday. A friend, now lost, and why? Because I would not bring her through the darkened maze of my emerging self. A friend, I did not trust because simplicity melted away. I shut her out, afraid of loss preteneding it was okay. A friend, and so I went on alone. I was okay, despite the darkness. But sometimes now, with thoughts of simplicity I miss the friend I lost... Grant that I may not judge my niegbor until I have walked a mile in his moccasians Native American prayer |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Oh this brought back memories for me of losing my best freind at school, we were both 16 and her father was in the airforce and was posted away, we kept in touch for a couple of years then she was posted again and I lost touch. Finally after many years when we were in our late 20's a mutual friend of mine and her mothers told her where i lived and my Ph No, she rang we chatted like the old days and I wrote and never heard back, I just assumed she didn't want to keep in touch but I guess i'll never know unless I try to reach her again. Thanks for the memory, maybe I might call Keep all the windows of your mind open Anne Rooks |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
A friend, there before the sometimes painful truth of time rears it's sudden head in the form of adutlhood. A friend, where joy is simple tears are very few; a bridge between innocence and life, a safe link to yesterday. ------------- what a treat to start my day with...seems like its been awhile without your words(smile)this is excellent...and I related to it well...those two verses above are perfect!!and what I like most is I read this with two different interpretations... you could be speaking of an old friend of the past, or you could be refering to yourself...the person you use to be... only the poet really knows...right? (smile) great poem C, and Im delighted to see theres another one...Im on my way  jm |
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