Best
Friends
We were young once
and tasted the sweet freedom of youth.
Sure that the world was ours;
Too soon, Johnny
taken away from me by a sick heart.
Tom Davis’s has been published in many literary (online) journals. He’s authored the following books: The Life and Times of Rip Jackson, A children’s coloring book, Pickaberry Pig’s First Day of School, The Patrol Order; and an action adventure novel, The R-complex. Tom has recently completed his memoir. He lives in Webster, North Carolina.
We were young once
and tasted the sweet freedom of youth.
Sure that the world was ours;
Too soon, Johnny
taken away from me by a sick heart.
Tom Davis’s has been published in many literary (online) journals. He’s authored the following books: The Life and Times of Rip Jackson, A children’s coloring book, Pickaberry Pig’s First Day of School, The Patrol Order; and an action adventure novel, The R-complex. Tom has recently completed his memoir. He lives in Webster, North Carolina.
Thank you Tom, for sharing your words in this poem about friendship.
ReplyDeleteA friendship which ended too soon.
Best wishes,
Inge
such a lovely but sad write
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity that beautiful friendship is terminated in its youth. True friends are not that easy to come by. Regards // paul
ReplyDeleteVery nice--thanks for this one!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a haunting, beautifully written bittersweet reflection on someone taken too soon.
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