Day My Eternal Friend

Day, my lifelong friend
Thousands of times have we said good morning to each other and
As many times have, we said goodnight,
You have awakened me up with the caresses of the sun’s rays and put me 
To sleep with the lullabies of sunset’s myriad hues.
Many a time, you were calm as a harbor's waters, and others you were 
Turbulent as the stormy sea, 
But 
I loved you the same, so we inseparable have remained.  

How many times have I waited for your coming, you will never know.
Neither will you know how much I have prayed to see you faster go 
When so unkind you were to me,
However, 
You kept your pace unchanged, obeying only the will of mighty time.

All these years you have brought to me:
Joys and sorrows, 
Laughter and tears, 
Successes and failures
Health and sickness 
Life and death.

You were the best of my friends and the worst of my enemies but
United, side by side, we stood. How could it be otherwise when we  
Both wished our destiny to fulfill?

Now, my eternal friend, the circle of my life is almost complete. 
The days for me are numbered. 
How many more times are we going to salute each other is unknown to all but to God,
So
Before we say our final goodnight, let me thank you for every sunrise and every sunset,
For all the sunshine and all the storms you have brought to my life
For 
Without them, an empty vessel, without any experiences would have been,
Useless to everybody and worthless to myself
Thus 
When tomorrow you, my wise friend, come and unable you will be, me to awake,
Be not disturbed 
Since 
Another dawn, brighter than yours, will have taken me into its arms to 
Console me with her everlastingly divine love! 




© Demetrios Trifiatis
   03 September 2015

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 3/29/2020 8:41:00 PM
Demetrios, I enjoyed this salute to an old friend. The days have brought an ever changing world. You've come this far with your wit and fine photos to brighten words and bring a voice of hope in your poetry. -Richard
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Date: 9/19/2015 1:30:00 PM
I felt all of this fine poem my friend. Time is most often our enemy but what would we do if we were to live forever in the current state of darkness, weakness, vice and lust we so often indulge in now? Adding this gem to my fav list and thanks! A7
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Date: 9/5/2015 3:50:00 PM
Beautiful, Demetrios! I so enjoyed this longer write.
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Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 9/7/2015 8:32:00 AM
Thank you, Richard! My older poems where long: two, three, four pages but as I advance in years, I would rather stick to the gist of what I wish to say! Her at soup, I think, Reincarnation, Life in Eternity, My age and I, We Are Brothers, Know Thyself are some of my longer poems.
Date: 9/4/2015 12:15:00 AM
Very touching and heartfelt write Demetrios!
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:29:00 AM
So good to receive your visit, Dr. Upma. Thank you!
Date: 9/3/2015 6:52:00 PM
Such a beautiful heartfelt love note. Fabulous and a fav.
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:30:00 AM
Thank you my friend, Tim, for your gallant comment!
Date: 9/3/2015 2:11:00 PM
- Your words touch me deep in this wonderful poem, dear friend Demetrios - BEAUTIFUL !!!! - A seven and I will fav. it ! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:32:00 AM
Thank you my friend, Anne Lise, for been touched by this poem of mine. It is so sensitive of you!
Date: 9/3/2015 10:12:00 AM
Very inspiring; may the Lord bless you always with your golden pen. Hugs Eve
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:34:00 AM
God bless you my kind friend, Eve! Thank you for your precioue words.
Date: 9/3/2015 8:51:00 AM
Our days are numbered. Someday the cycle of days would start in heaven for you and this cycle is everlasting. God's grace be with you. My friend Demetrios.
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:35:00 AM
God never told us that we will live forever in the flesh! Thank you my friend, Michael for your kind visits and comments! God bless you!
Date: 9/3/2015 8:03:00 AM
Added as my favourite poem for the feel it created ......
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:36:00 AM
You so generous, dear Anulaxmi!
Date: 9/3/2015 7:53:00 AM
Dear Demetrios.....your poem made my eyes moist....its so touching.......May there be loads of blessings from Almighty and may he keep this friends together for another 1000 years.....i won't ask much...not greedy you know...ha..ha..ha....very emotive poem.....a 7!....love, Anu:-)
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:37:00 AM
If your eyes became moist then I am sorry to have missed the sparkling of their beauty. Thank you for your visit and comment dear, Alu!
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Date: 9/3/2015 7:55:00 AM
These friends*
Date: 9/3/2015 6:11:00 AM
Demetrios wow. This touched my heart. So ingenious of a thought. What a symbiotic relationship you have with each day. Creating experiences in your life through God given time. Exceptionally written. This one is above seven. I know seven is the highest rating. You deserve a 10+.
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:38:00 AM
Michael, my friend, thank you for your appreciation and kindness!
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Date: 9/3/2015 6:13:00 AM
WOW One of my favorites.
Date: 9/3/2015 4:52:00 AM
how touching is this lyrical piece... i am blessed to have read you today, D.. huggs
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:40:00 AM
I am blessed you have read it, dear nette! Thank you for your comment and for your hugs!
Date: 9/3/2015 4:47:00 AM
Demetrios this brought tears to my eyes it is so moving - it would make a wonderful prayer at a funeral - hope you have many many more days of daylight:-) hugs jan xx 7
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Date: 9/4/2015 7:42:00 AM
I am sorry to have brought tears to your eyes my dear, Jan. Yes, it could become what you suggest but let us...wait for some time! Thank you for your gracious comment and generous grading!
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