A Decade Has Passed

 

 

We met in the fifth grade,

The memory of our first met,

Still remains in my mind.

Honestly, I’m still embarrassed

That I did such a crazy thing!

The positive side, that is how

We met.

 

Through elementary school,

Kids Club, and the summer before

Middle school, we planted a seed

Of friendship.

 

Middles school, Success 2000,

Phone calls and note

Passing in between classes,

We nurtured our flower.

 

After those two years,

Memories; Disneyland,

And a Hispanic culture,

I left for a new life,

In a new state.

 

Many miles apart,

Snail mail, emails,

Text message, summer

Visits and myspace

We kept our flower growing

 

We healed it,

When it was sick.

The life trials of

Becoming adults,

And graduating high school,

We experienced together.

 

You lent an ear

When I needed one,

You gave a voice

When I needed one,

You put your arms

Around me when I need a hug.

Thank you!

 

A decade has flown,

Before our eyes Wow!

Our flower is still alive,

Standing strong and tall.

Yours may be lavender,

And mine maybe rainbow,

But it shows our personalities.

 

In the next decade,

Our flower will be

Much taller and stronger.

I look into the future,

You becoming God Mother

Of my children, my maid of honor,

Someone I already consider my sister,

And my best friend!

Reviews

Good form,

I would say that I started to appreciate the poem more as I got to the next line and so on. It evolved, the message evolved.

And it grew along reaching all the way until the end. Wonderful read

[Travis Lawrence]

This makes me smile :-)

Friendship, keeps us moving. Really honest and quite good, I like the wordplay with "may be" and "maybe", good stuff.

-Travis

[Tara Jean Olson]

THIS IS REMARKABLE AND TOTALLY RELATIVE TO MANY WOMEN.
MY BROTHER WILL BE MARRIED THIS MAY, AND I HOPE THAT ITS ALRIGHT IF I EMAIL THIS POEM TO MY FUTURE SISTER IN-LAW SO SHE CAN GIVE IT TO HER SISTER!

[An owl on the moon]

What a beautiful, moving dedication! Wonderfully moves through time like a river, showing the deepening of your friendship. Simply beautiful!

[Shadows of Sight]

This was beautiful!
such sweet rememberence and positive dreams toward the future!

I thouroughly enjoyed this piece, It beings me out to the garden of life, and puts a smile on my face!
Thank you for writing this! :)