~Message From/To A Friend~

By WordWulf, 18th Jan 2011 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/274mw4gf/
Posted in Wikinut>Writing>Poetry

When I’m feeling down, your face appears, unbidden, in the theater of my mind. Just the thought of you makes me feel better, more significant.

~Message From/To A Friend~

~Message from/to a Friend~

Sometimes we take our yesterdays for granted
the good deeds of everyday people
accepted and expected as the status quo
minimizing the importance
of the friendly phone call
the warm hug
received at ‘just the right moment’
‘just when I needed it most’

When I’m feeling down
your face appears, unbidden
in the theater of my mind
Just the thought of you
makes me feel better
more significant
A smile comes to my lips
as I realize how precious friendship is
the value of the emotional hug
I have just received
the need fulfilled
to know I am appreciated
by a fellow human being

Our friendship defies definition
what mere words might convey
It is no coincidence
It defines us
has a life of its own
From behind the crumbling curtains
of my daily existence
it peeked out and told me to tell you
to thank you
for the phone calls, the emails, the hugs
your spontaneous guest appearances
on the stage of my emotions

Meet the author

WordWulf
Tom Sterner lives in Redding, California and Arvada, Colorado with wife Kathy. He has been published in numerous magazines and on the internet, including Howling Dog Press/Omega, Skyline Literary Review, The Storyteller, and Flashquake. His interne...(more)