Saturday, May 15, 2010

My Friends

Friends come and go, through the seasons
and for different reasons.   However, when I make a friend they are always in my heart regardless of whether or not I am still in theirs.  I value my friends and hope that they will remember me with a smile.  For all who have touched my life: 


You are on my list...


I have a list of folks I know ...
all written in a book,
And every now and then ...
I go and take a look.
That is when I realize these names ...
they are a part,
not only of the book they're written in ...
but taken from the heart.
Although you're not aware ...
of any special link, just knowing you,
has shaped my life ...
more than you could think.
So please don't think my greeting ...
as just a mere routine,
your name was not ...
forgotten in between.
   
For when I send a greeting ...
that is addressed to you,
it is because you're on the list ...
of folks I'm indebted to.
So whether I have known you ...
for many days or few,
in some ways you have a part ...
in shaping things I do.
I am but a total ...
of many folks I've met,
you are a friend I would prefer ...
never to forget.

From the book Lost and Found: Love
by Yolanda Pacheco Garcia
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www.victoryp.com