MOMENTS OF FRIENDSHIP

 

Some words have the ability to go beyond themselves…

to transform us…to transcend:

Who is the first person who enters your mind 

when you hear the words

my friend?

When you focus on those words for a while…

How many other faces do you see?

How many other friends are waiting to be acknowledged

as they line up in your memory?

When we reach into our memory 

and stoke those friendship embers…

the first thing we see are our friends’ faces 

but it’s the moments of friendship we remember.

We remember moments we have shared 

throughout the days and months and years

the joy, the laughter, the sorrow

the sadness and the tears.

We cherish those moments of friendship

and are thankful for how long their memories last…

keeping us close to friends who have moved away…

and others who have passed.

And when we think of friends still with us…still nearby

we are thankful…we’re elated

for the moments of friendship we will share

that have yet to be created.

So in those times when life slows down 

when we have some extra time to spend….

We’ll have so many moments to remember 

every time we hear the words…

my friend