Best Friend in the Universe
I met my best
friend, my soul mate,
in a dream in high
school
Eight years later
she walked off a bus
and entered my life
35 years ago
Still, my best
friend I ever had
Jake Cosmos Aller
grew up in Berkeley, California during the 70's. He served in the Peace
Corps in Korea then taught ESL, Government, and Asian studies before and after
doing graduate work in Seattle. He JOINED THE U.S. FOREIGN
SERVICE, serving 27 years in ten countries. He has been pursuing a
career as a full-time writer since his retirement - over 100 poems and stories
published.
Dear Jake,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your service to many countries and for sharing your words for Whispers. In the service of others, we find fulfillment and joy!
Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here.
Blessings,
Karen
Thanks Jake, you decribed how wonderful it is being best friends with your partner. I really like your contribution.
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Inge
Wonderful tribute, Jack, to your fine friend,
ReplyDeleteequally fantastic testament as to who you are.
Reminisce, regale, to an eventual finite end;
'til then, rhapsodize; extolling voices blend,
each, unto the other, as a defining lodestar.
My apologies to Jake for not catching the misspell of his name when I posted this riff.
DeleteMy bad.
Awww, this is beautiful
ReplyDeleteJake, not only is this totally enchanting it's just so darn romantic that its most likely setting off a stampede of long term friends to renew their friendships in a celebratory way!! What a thoughtfully precious poem to present to your friend and us who get to read it as well! Congratulations on this and your friendship that is still flourishng. Love the energetic enthusiasm so vibrantly present in your writing.
ReplyDeleteJake, not only is this totally enchanting it's just so darn romantic that its most likely setting off a stampede of long term friends to renew their friendships in a celebratory way!! What a thoughtfully precious poem to present to your friend and us who get to read it as well! Congratulations on this and your friendship that is still flourishng. Love the energetic enthusiasm so vibrantly present in your writing.
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