My Friend

My daughter hugged a toddler tight
She seemed so cheerful,glad and bright

I asked the lil one "who is this"
She produly spoke "My best friend Liz"

Giving me memories of a dear old friend
Waving at me she walked ahead

A friend to hug, a friend to share
We start at two or three to care

Yes my friend, i think right now of you
How I met ,got close to you

Strangers we were, acquainted at school
A bond so firm it developed so quick

A ring a day seemed less for us
Made parents ask "what do u discuss?"

Happy or sad, thoughtful or doom
There you were to share my moods

Solace in comradeship we found
People wondered "are they sisters or chums?"

A life apart was hard to quest
Don't part us was our prayer request

But the paths of life separate for sure
Do friends in life stay forever ?

You chose your man and I chose mine
Destined we were to say "That is life"

The daily calls b'came once a week
And passing time made it monthly once

Once a month seemed too frequent
We had our lives so sweet to mend

Lost in life you and me
Forgot to pen "I hope u are fine"

The hugging toddlers made me ask...
"My lovely friend..where have i lost?"

An urge to talk an urge to see
Fills my mind in a lil wild spree

I call you up, u pick the phone
Your sound so pale and too outworn

I say a hello, I hear u crack
Are u weeping my dear ? I'm losing track

How are you? trembling i ask
You weep and weep and i feel so broke

Sick you are you tell me so..
Oh Lord tell me it is a prank or joke...

I know its not..I know its true
Its hard to take in a dreadful truth

You say your life's gone still and sound
My head goes rolling round and round

Desire to live in your voice I hear
Is the Lord so cruel to my fond and dear?

All I know is to pray for you
I wish it were a nightmare blue

Grave and sad my life is now
I loved you so, I realise now

No way to bring back the times we lost
In the pace of life that changes brought

Realise my friends that time is short
You never know we meet or not

In a glimpse is gone the summer n spring
The fall and winter and the new year dreams

Stay in touch with the ones you care
Or once you'ld call to cry n' d'spair.