A Beautiful Friend

“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” - Jim Henson Most people hopefully know that feeling when things just happen to “click” between two people. That has happened to me more than a few times in my life, and often through poetry it occurs, as it did when I met Caycay! A tad younger than I and living far from me on the east coast, Caycay lives in a house filled with kin, cats, and chaos - bundled all together with love, for Caycay is most kind and generous. She believes in things like Karma and being true to oneself, not dwelling on negativity, and trusting things to the universe. I credit her devotion to this belief system (along with other friends of mine with similar views) to affecting my own views in these past years- years which have been fraught with strange new circumstances for me. In many ways, Caycay and I are quite different. We have had very different life situations and very different types of trials heaped on us. Physically, she is short and petite; I am average in those regards! She is ruled more by the heart and I by the mind. She is not fond of writing in meter as I so often do, but her poetry reverberates the multi-colored songs of her soul. We both adore playing with words, but while I often adhere to strict rules of grammar, Caycay sometimes throws those rules to the wind, and this wind-tossed creativity cleverly delivers unique poetry phrasings that waft touchingly to the hearts of her readers. Yes, Caycay was born to write, and as with all conscientious poets, she and I share that marvelous passion. Caycay is special because she never judges me; she always uplifts me as she uplifts everyone who crosses her path. We are completely ourselves with one another. Nothing is held back, concealed, or sugar coated. My other close friendships are all like this too: not restricted by rigid conditions or confounded by silly misunderstandings. How wonderful that I found a friend whose Horoscope chart is even so compatible with mine! Not just friends in poetry, we are soul sisters! Sept. 24, 2019 * Caycay's birthday is coming up Oct. 3. Remember to wish her a happy birthday!