Meeting a Friend

Meeting after all this time Is such a wonderful surprise. Meeting after so many years Chased tears into my eyes. Although you have cut your hair And lost a pound or two, I recognised you instantly After calling from the blue. Your youthful looks still intact, Your sense of fun is true. We laughed, not putting on an act, And shared a drink or two. Remember when we were twenty-one, Big student loyalty. Unseparable, we made our home Together, you and me. Until the final moment came, Our courses at an end. Then losing touch, a hideous shame, Letters I could not send. I realised this sudden loss, Our friendship had been betrayed By each of us, now in the world, Hefty decisions made. Now with employment and work to do, Partners don't seem to stay. A move to Bath, then on to Crewe, Failed marriage on the way. Life to be lived by one and all, Settled now, I smile When answering your unexpected call And chatting for a while. Time seems to just slip on by, You proved to be my friend. Indeed, we didn't have to try When meeting last weekend.