For Eileen

Old bed creaking, chimes singing sweetly in the

Breeze of the mornings dawn ousting me to a new day

Can’t just hop out of bed like I used to…….

Moving slowly these days, the days of youth fading

I stretch to hold on or at least to see if walking

Is possible this morning.

Gotta see my friend today.  Can’t wait to tell her all

That’s gone on during our hiatus.  Far away from

Our mutual Brooklyn born home, we found ourselves

In this place they call Maryland.

Oh how quickly the years have passed. My mind

Can scarcely hold all the memories.

I’m sure there are things I’ve forgotten.

She was life for me for so many years. She kept

Me whole and sane and forever looking towards

Brighter days. She hung in there with me.

Can’t wait to see my friend today, been going over

The times of us in my mind…..all the St. Patrick days,

The birthdays, the anniversaries, the graduations

The music we’ve shared – the shopping trips, the fears and disappointments,

The tears and laughter.

Sharing life together.

Don’t know how I would have made it without her

Been missing her for some time now

Had to keep pushing to find her……. just wouldn’t/

Couldn’t give up

Fearing the worst – hoping and praying that I’d have

Another opportunity to make new memories and today

I get that chance.

Can’t wait to see my friend today

Making my way to the designated meeting place

Palms sweaty, heart racing, just a few more minutes and I’m there.

I’m so thankful, I feel so blessed

To be granted these precious moments that I’ll add

to all the ones that came before……..

I search for that familiar face my spirit antsy and

Suddenly I see her, my friend, a calmness settles

over me, and once again, I’m home