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All along my journey
beginning from day one
I've had my eyes wide open
staring at the sun
My primary years were full
the pictures tell me so
yet my earliest memory haunts me
I have yet to let it go
A nightmare soothed with icecream
by Mama's giving hand
Association then impressed
my path apon the sand
From home to home
and school to school
my instinct lead the way
logic was confusing
reason depended on the day
I tried to feel the comfort
which I was being taught
hard when all my friends were gone
replaced by trinkets bought
My being still relentless
I searched to find some truth
My curiousity nurturing
Belief, Hope, Faith and Youth
Just as close as this past moment
My minds eye shows me clear
The first encounter with my best friend
I'd wished to meet that year
"A kindred to laugh and prank with
Who'd understand my mismatched ways
Someone to teach me that taking your time
more than often pays
A friend to lend me comfort
just by being there
someone who would find a way
to show me that they care"
I skipped to school that morning
As it was the first day back
Toting all my school supplies
in my brand new red backpack
I hung around the cubby hole
I'd labeled as my own
Nervous and observing how
all the kids I'd known had grown
I peered around the corner
to assess the danger zones
Trying to recite the ryhme
about the sticks and stones
A new face of a girl my age
was the first thing that I saw
All alone she stood there
with her back against the wall
As shy as I was scared
Our eyes met with a smile
I felt ok enough to go
make small talk for a while
I approached her so very slowly
no clue of what i'd say at all
then I spotted a green object
behind her back against the wall
(Here I go, now I know!)
"Hi there, are those mittens?"
"Pencil Case" was her reply
(I hoped that she liked kittens)
after that we laughed in sync
I said "My name is Jenny Burke"
She said "My name is Jenny too"
I was thrilled, (this just may work)
This moment meant the world to me
as it became the one
the friendship I so longed for
Had definetley begun
Ages spent together
flying by so fast
We worked towards this blessing
Our bond will always last
Comments (5)
tolerancemewsic
Please feel free to comment. This is my first time expressing publicly. I would really appreciate any feedback you may have to offer. Thanks so much Tolerancemewsic
Wolfspirit
The writing is exceptional the words harmonize a story perfectly lucid embracing a profound truth of so very many. They pulsate with courage provoking fluorescence recognizable and remarkable a voice endearing, unique a personal journey of black on white one to another. I smiled as soon as I saw you posted. Welcome friend. "HUGE HUGS"
hanevi
Hey Tolerance! I'm new as well. I know how encouraging comments can be (or discouraging:]), and I wanted to tell you that it's really nice to come across something that's crafted well, and that I'm personally really refreshed to read it. I liked it very much. Do keep writing. I appreciate the effort it must have taken you to get the metre and rhyming to hang together. Good job! :)
experimental
Awesome poem. I don't want to repeat what everyone else has been saying, but this truly does flow with a beautiful rythym, the one thing that many poets (including myself) forget when trying to force rhymes together. It also has such a great story to it that it made me smile (something I don't like doing too often). I could never remember when I met my best friend, all I know was that it was kindergarten and we're both 21 now.
tolerancemewsic
Thank you so much for your comments. I met my best frien in Grade 2. I wrote her this and read it at her wedding in November. We are now approaching our 32nd year. She is truly one of my top successes in this life. I value our bond as precious, we were separated by yet another one of my fathers transfers at age twelve and have remained thight as ever, ever since. Despite extreme physical distance now, I am in eastern Ontario and she is in Vancouver BC. WE still see each other a few times a year, and keep in contact every few days. Infact I will be seeing her in April, YEAH me.. Thanks agian.. wooah that was a bit of a ramble there (excuse) LOL Peace Harmony and TOLERANCE to you all.