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I had a friend once
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I had a friend once |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands 
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A poem for a dear friend, it's long I know but... I met him when we moved here my precious neighbour Fons he used to be a farmer who loved nature and his beer You had to listen very good as he did speek to you he spoke in dialect and fast when he was in the mood I loved to go to visit there just listen to his stories about the horses on his farm his job was to take care It was a beautiful time he said but didn't want to go back with all the comfort nowadays he sure wasn't that mad He often called me in to see his blooming cactus plants and as I loved them even so the pleasure was on me He was alone his wife had died but he was not the mourning type he made you laugh I don't know if he felt sorrow he just might He fell in love again he did and his girlfriend came along once in a while by car she drove by hand he took her in to sit It was so lovely for us to see him waiting in his kitchenwindow waving a hanky for her welcome he was as happy as he could be And then one day he got unwell cancer and there was no cure in his eighties and so in love it was sad to watch I can tell Then he died at eighty five we said goodbye a moment sad but his sons they won't allow her they didn't see her as his wife All he cared for was thrown away even all those cactus plants so I took them in my house have them to this very day And every year of him I think my dear old neighbour Fons as cactus flowers light my day it's allmost I see him wink He was old but yet my friend and I cared for him so much so I respect him with this poem hope he's happy in the place he went Fons was the kind of man that would dig out a flowering plant in the midst of summer if I dared say I liked it and gladly would like some seeds from it. He used to say: "if it will grow it grows and if not, well come back, there's more where that came from". [This message has been edited by Titia Geertman (edited 05-24-2001).] |
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S Arthur Grey Senior Member
since 2001-03-19
Posts 719woven by a poet's loom |
And he had a dear friend too, Titia. Thanks for listening to an "old Man"...and thanks for the story poem. S Arthur |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Titia this is a very nice story of your friendship with Fons...James |
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Secret Whisper Member
since 2001-01-25
Posts 298Through the Looking Glass |
You are obviously a very wonderful friend. Beautiful. "What I was living, the same am I now, dead." --Capaneus, THE INFERNO |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
yes, he was a special person, one with great humor. Thank you for reading. Titia |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
How precious a friendship you had with Fons, and what a tribute to a man that had a wonderful soul. You did a fabulous job with this poem  |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
You had a wonderful friend with a large heart, and now you've shared his memory with us.... thank you for that.... |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Thank you for sharing this tenderness with us. Kathleen Blake |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
Thank you all for reading and responsing. Titia |
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