Friends –  (not the  TV series)

A “like” on facebook from a childhood friend.
Remembering girl time – smiling.
Kings in the Corner, sugar bread sandwiches,
Learning to knit, bike rides on a Sunday afternoon,
Giggling about boys.

Today, in separate worlds.
Who moved? I did.
My soul, restless.
Longing to explore, curious, to move yet again.
And again.   And again.

Gaining life,
Leaving friends,
Endings, not for lack of love,
But the struggle of distance,
The needs of the now.

Yet
In retirement,
It’s the companions I miss.
Connection, not adventure,
Longs within my soul.

Envious for a life time of
Shared secrets,
Mutual understanding,
Laughter, challenge,
Heart-ache.

My journey –
Gaining one thing, losing another.
Revealing the treasures.
Searching
For the riches of each.

Now, with colored grey hair,
And gnarled knuckles,
It’s time, about time,
To reach out and say hello, again.
And again. And again.