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Over the years, like you or presumally most of you, I've had many friends. Most have come and gone or simply just went their own ways and directions. But still to this day, I still hang out with some of my very first friends. Just last night, a group of us went to a local bar to watch our friends play and celebrate their twenty year anniversary of playing in a band together. Most of my friends who were there were relatively new friends. When I say relatively new, I mean friends that I had met within the last 20-30 years or so. But as usual, some of my old-time friends were there as well. My dearest friend, my very first friend and I, reminisced about some of our stories and times we've been through together. Being friends for sixty years, we had many stories to think back on. After the band stopping playing at about 1:00am, and after we both downed 4-5 beers, we toasted to our friendship with a shot of tequila. "To growing old together" No worries friends, our wives drove home. :)

Way back, when I was about six years old In kindergarten, I met my first friend Never knew our friendship would be so gold You can't predict when a friendship will end I've had many friends that have come and gone Some moved, some became foes, some sadly died Some friendships just keep on going on and on My first friend- has always been by my side Now in our sixties, still friends- all these years Last night, in a pub, out in bad weather We reminisced while with both sipped our beers We toasted to- "We've grown old together" We'll always be friends 'till one of us dies Teardrops will fall on our final...good-byes Our friendship is gold Many stories to be told We're both growing old

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Date: 1/22/2024 3:08:00 AM
Please don't remind me of my age :)
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Date: 1/21/2024 7:55:00 PM
Sweet as honey, Charlie. So nice to have a friendship like that.
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Date: 1/21/2024 9:32:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your fun/creative write/story/great ending. I have found a few friends are gold most are brass and need to be put in the trash.... You are one of the gold ones. Have a wonderful day writing away..............
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Date: 1/21/2024 7:49:00 AM
True friends like that are worth their weight in gold. Hope your weekend is going well Charlie. Tom
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Date: 1/21/2024 5:29:00 AM
I know what you mean! My BFF is still here, hopefully for a good amount of time. We are blessed when friendship is good. Hugs.
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Date: 1/21/2024 5:27:00 AM
I have one friend who I have practically known all my life, a group of us who meet every Saturday and have been in touch for 25 years or so.. but many come and go and thats life, I guess... Great sonnet Charlie..
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