Saturday, January 31, 2015

Old Friends – 2 - v2

I quietly, slowly, gently,
pulled the door together
going back into the warmer house
on this morning in September
before Fall on the calendar
but cool before 7:00am

Leaving the two old friends
out on the porch
sharing a laugh, a few old stories
shared memories,
this treasured time together

They are best friends,
friends for forty years,
so far, that is,
friends for life
so much alike, so giving

Hearts on their sleeves,
Lives of pain, lives filled with love
guided by hope and faithfulness,
loyalty, through the trials, the challenges
the heartache of life

Joined by blood, by love
sharing a smoke and a joke
a laugh and a few tears
knowing each other oh so well,
mother and daughter,
old friends, starting their day

edited January 31, 2015
Old Friends – 2 – v2

September 10, 2006 7:03am
Old Friends – v2
(this was an original poem,
not an edit to the earlier poem, “Old Friends”)

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