THE FRIEND I LONG FOR

Hello friend

You are the most

Intriguing person

I don’t even know

You hold some power

Over me, but I would

Love to get to know you

And develop a long term

Loving relationship

With you lasting

Year after year until

Death we do part

I think of candle light

Cognac and soft jazz music

Trips to St. Simon’s Island

And Santa Fe, New Mexico

How great!

We would hike

Mountain trails and explore

I can hear the laughter

And also the tears

Sense the joy of being

Along with the fears

Until one of us is left

Looking beautiful in black

Steeped in lovely grief

With no regrets for

Having lived the dream

Stanski

May 27, 2025, ^