Love Poem: Dear Friend of Mind
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Written by: Millard Lowe

Dear Friend of Mind

DEAR FRIEND OF MINE

It’s not like
it never happened;
it did.

The gentle sighs;
the soft sweet smiles;
the tender touches;
the assuring words:

All setting
our minds at ease
and putting nervousness
and fears to rest: then we parted.

With our going---a painful void
briefly presented its self; 
our hearts, minds and souls
experienced a brevity of discontent.

Yes we parted.
It’s not like
it never happened;
it did.

Now---awakened thoughts
generate ecstatic memories.

Ecstatic memories
that slowly fade away
like autumn leaves
in gentle winds---drifting
in the currents of time.

I miss you dear friend;
I miss you.

It is not like
it never happened;
it did:

And we’re the better
it happened.