Reminiscences

I met an old friend whom I hadn't seen in years
   We didn't get mushy, so no spilling of tears.
   However, we did sit and chat for a long while
   Reminiscences of a time that oft made us smile.


   He is one of a few people who I have known most of my life
   And I had thought of those days when we knew not strife.
   We talked about how we had been such wild kids indeed
   That now, for only our souls, our prayers needed to plead.


   We spoke of the generations in our understanding of love
   Our parents and grandparents, watching down now from above.
   Then, of our children for whom we wanted a better life there to be
   Realizing of course, that this is every parent's wish to see.


   We talked of the things we remembered most dear
   Lighting small images in my brain front and rear.
   Those few lights that are kept in that deep recess
   Are only allowed out, when thought of with much tenderness.


   There were other images there too
   That stuck to my mind, like paper to glue.
   Of course those images are now a nostalgic smatter
   At the time they occured, they were no laughing matter.


   We parted the eve with a solemn promise
   That we would continue to share these thoughts in us.
   For it is not often that you have a friend for so many years
   And the ones who are gone...for them I shed tears.

Copyright © Daniel Cwiak | Year Posted 2010

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