Old Friends, Book Ends

Old friends, bookends

 

Been a long time

 

Since we hung around together

 

Many years have gone by

 

As we went our separate ways

 

Life gets busy sometimes

 

Things get in the way

 

We get caught up in our own lives

 

Memories we made

 

Some made us laugh

 

Some made us cry

 

Old friends, book ends

 

I remember a time

 

We thought we'd always be

 

The best of friends

 

Sad to say it doesn't always

 

Turn out the way we planned

 

Before you know it

 

The years pass us by

 

As we become

 

Just a memory now and then

 

Old friends, book ends

 

 

Reviews

[deeps]

I really like this one
I can feel the emotion you put into it
I can also see truth in this as well.
Very well written

[Charles D. Moorer]

Life does get in the way, the years roll on and when we come to, if we are lucky, we do have the memories of a well spent life and friends, bookends to bracket our life. Nice sentiment, well doen.

[Mark]

"Old friends...
Old friends...
Set on the park bench, like book ends..."

Any chance you might have been listening to Simon and Garfunkle in the last day or two?
Whether so, or not, this is a touching, wistful look back at a commodity so hard to find in today's world: true enduring friendship. So many interact on such a superficial level, texting non-words to un-people, that real bonding never sets roots in their hearts. The world is truly lessened by all this technological "Ease".

[R Lee Cline]

A lot of truth in your poem. We all have friends that we regret losing touch with or don't have time for. Keep up the good work....Lee

[Flo]

so heart felt, I really like it, I hope to see more of this soon
-Flo