Old Friends - Russ Messing

[Larry Robinson]

❤️

> On Sep 27, 2021, at 5:34 AM, Larry Robinson <Lrobpoet at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> Old Friends
> 
> We will meet together
> and we will be thirsty
> and drink from that deep well 
> of ThingsAsTheyAre.
> 
> We will keep our brains
> in the front of our minds, 
> talking to them like old friends, 
> like we did with our dogs.
> 
> We’ll walk down memory’s lanes, 
> take slow tours into old alleys, 
> kind bedrooms, fleeting lovers; 
> visit long-gone hopes and almosts.
> 
> What did I promise and to whom? 
> What didn’t I say? 
> And, why not? 
> Where are our old dreams buried? 
> We should have a wake, bring roses.
> 
> C’mon! Let’s go to the park
> eat chocolate, share champagne, 
> listen to silence, the whistle-wind. 
> tell stories Yes, let’s just do it.
> 
> And, while I’m at it, do you have my hat?
> 
> 	- Russ Messing