bookends n markers

old friend here last night
of long association
with her new companion
wine n pasta
established lines of communication
bring happiness once more
we sit n chat n eat
introduce the new
discuss the old
compare notes
on time passed
the good
the bad
n the best forgotten.
tastes n sounds
the children
n their hidden interesting lives
what became of?
what are they doing?
do you still see?
do you remember?
are you still going?
there is always so much
to discuss
much love to share
and recreate
when old friends meet
time slips away.
quickly
quickly now
the adventures of years
vanish in an eye blink
perhaps
in the intricacies of conversation
caught in a slip
we become the person we were then
for a brief moment
for better or worse
then time
slave driver to the last
reluctant to be shuttled back n forth
reasserts equilibrium
we return to
ourselves
this brief glimpse
terrifyingly enlightening
and perhaps humorous
all at once
what progress we have made
or not
what a path we travelled
or return upon
what a life we have lived
or failed to
light n dark
right n wrong
co exist on this plain
within us all
but it was good
very good
to see my friend

bye bye bear!

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