Demetrios Trifiatis Poet Free verse

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" EARTH AND HEAVEN " MY PHOTO, ©

Day My Lifelong Friend Ii

Day, my lifelong friend,
Thousands of times we have said good morning to each other and
As many times we have said goodnight.
You have wakened me up with the caresses of the sun’s rays and  
You have put me to sleep with the lullabies of sunset’s myriad hues.
Sometimes, you were calm as a harbor's waters, and other times you were 
Turbulent as the stormy sea 

But 

I loved you the same, thus inseparable we have remained throughout 
The years, holding hands from dawn till dusk.  
How many times have I, anxiously, waited for you to come, you will 
Never know
Neither will you know how much I have prayed to see you faster go when
Unkind you were to me,
However,  
You kept your pace unchanged, obeying only to the will of mighty time.

All these years you have brought to me:
Sorrows and joys, 
Tears and laughter, 
Failures and successes,
Sickness and health, 
Death but also life. 

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

Now, my eternal friend, the circle of my life is almost complete. 
The days for me on this planet are numbered. 
How many more times are we going to salute each other is 
Unknown to all but 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 I 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, do not be disturbed 
Since 
Another dawn, brighter than yours, will have welcomed me into its arms for 
To console me with her everlasting divine love and light! 











© Demetrios Trifiatis
    24 November 2021

*Due to the recent serious health problems that brought me face to face with death, I decided to edit and repost an older poem of mine with the same title.

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Michael Tor December 6, 2021 at 3:15 PM Wonderful poem Demetrios touching the inner core... Demetrios Trifiatis December 7, 2021 at 3:19 AM Thank you, my dearest friend, Michael! So good to see you!

Shirley Hawkins November 27, 2021 at 12:48 AM Once again words of wisdom and understanding have been penned by you. I am 84, your touching verse brought tears to my eyes as it applies to us all especially as we get older with more time to think. I sincerely hope you have many friendly days left so that we all can benefit from your wisdom and warmth. I trust that you are now in better health, Demetrios. Take care and God Bless You. Demetrios Trifiatis November 27, 2021 at 1:10 AM God bless you for your kind comment, my dearest Shirley. Thank you for appreciating the spirit of this poem. The older we get the more we see the truth of the words of this poem. Wish you health and happiness! Take care!

Tom Cunningham November 24, 2021 at 6:31 AM A very thought provoking verse Demetrios, we never know what each new day will bring. Hopefully we can more often than not call it a good friend. Hope you're recovering well. A fave for me. Tom Demetrios Trifiatis November 24, 2021 at 7:26 AM People of our age, my dearest friend, Tom, ought to know better about life and appreciate it more. Thank you for liking my poem and for favoring it. God bless you!

Sotto Poet November 24, 2021 at 6:22 AM Whatever you express here, dear friend has universal application and may be related to severe awareness. You've written a stunning piece about surviving in the wise realm. This poem is one of my favorites. Demetrios Trifiatis November 24, 2021 at 7:21 AM Thank you for your kind visit and comment as well as for favoring it, my dearest friend, Lasaad. Blessings.

Vijay Pandit November 24, 2021 at 5:15 AM A phenomenal write my friend--dwelling in wisdom world. Everything you say here the world can relate to in solemn enlightenment. I don't recall reading this--so I'm glad you reposted, Demetrios. This poem is a FAVE for me and worthy of POTD. Vijay Pandit November 24, 2021 at 7:15 AM That explains it--I did not join until the middle of 2017. Demetrios Trifiatis November 24, 2021 at 7:12 AM I posted the poem back in 2015, my dearest friend, Vijay. Due to my recent brush with death, I thought it useful to repost. I am happy you liked it and favored it. God bless you!