For my friend Ron Schlaff on his birthday Older Friends When old - TopicsExpress



          

For my friend Ron Schlaff on his birthday Older Friends When old friends get older, They have many new things to share, New aches and pains, research on brains, And maybe an annoying loss of hair, Softened bones , diminished hormones, And closed off erogenous zones, Precocious grandkids, eBay bids, And a list of things that just aren’t fair. But what they share beyond compare Are experiences no one else knows. Sitting in a car late at night Constructing personal philosophy. To find a way to fix the world And girls to love simultaneously Songs that would forever be The soundtrack of our lives And the birth of a love of poetry That channeled aesthetic destiny. Troubled times, reflecting a far off war. Changing times and changing values Parents chagrined, resisting change, Showing us to the door. Finding finally the loves of our lives Going our separate ways. Careers and homes and perfect wives Still, those will always be the days, The days of creating friendship That will live until we die. Chris Brockman
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:16:20 +0000

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