Where do dear friends go?

Right after Teddy finds a shelf, Embryonic, soul-discovered Comrades, introduce new rich textures. Pondering gone epochs, past yields of buddying, Genuine, sounded, grounded. Twelve seasons at first. Eleven years this time; Twenty before that. Earliest mates graduate, dispersing as their promise seeks testing unique. Bitter truth: mortals pass. Not an adieu of their choosing. Dark threshold ever looming. A predictable measure melt away, walking with purpose, Seeking fresh bondings. Finally exhausted, too often offended, stale history revived in legendary tales repeated. Association peaks. A lucky few characters Married away from connection Bound upon a new conjugal course. Intruding ebb tides reveal retreating Serendipitous memory ticks. Melancholy recalled, reflected. Rare cronies' endurance transcends Lifespans exacting iron fortitude To bridge 30,000 days. Old pals, dearies, poseurs: Saplings to heritage oaks, Longing remembers well.