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old friends claim such an enormous part of the soul

so perfectly victim less

is their supposed good ship advice

we blanket such friendships nearest to our happy

hearts

so closely cherished are they

they and their fishing line threads that weave

themselves so irrevocably throughout our linear lives

a true friend is after all never forgotten nor for

that matter forsaken

as true friends are indeed dearest when the flames

of life's little injustices grow fiercest in its

precarious height

the word friend for some can all too easily

substitute the wondrous feeling that encompasses

the word love

now those people I could sit back and admire

for months

why, the tireless fascination would become the

pearl of my pride

for some of the truest, deepest, most remarkable

loves I've ever known have been friends

undeniable friends

dear patient friends whom to this very date I am

blessed to know

that they do love me just so

lovely men and women who have known me so well

and yet grew to love me all the same

and stood by me through the harshest sunlight

and most unapologetic rain

these so beloved individuals shall forever remain

a precious part of me

like a favorite song  revisited or a treasured

passage in a book

they too shall live perfectly recaptured in me

always

from before to here on out

my fondest wish could only be the same

that I am permitted to live on in them as well

just so

etched in their warmly aged memories

as the Lord did for Moses

with his eternal flame.................

(Feb. 4, 1997)