And in a
Few hours we’ll
Meet and play
In our sandbox
Creating castles and
Moats to ward
Off challenging armies
We’ll growl like
Bulldozers puff like
Trucks dig and
Sculpt mountains and
Valleys sit back
And relish in
Our world like
God did eons
Ago in creation
Sometimes in life
We fight so
Hard against what
We fear that
We miss any
Enjoyment there instead
Turn and face
Your fears because
They’re only in
Your mind and
Not in the
World quiet your
Fears by facing
Them knowing that
Everyone else is
Afraid of you
The joy of
Friendship is often
Felt yet rarely
Seen it arrive
Quickly like snowdrops
Popping through April
Snow shades like
Oaks on hot
July afternoons leaps
Like October leaves
And blankets like
January snow and
Through these all
The roots continues
To spread assuring
That not even
Typhoons can topple
What we are
And in my
Sleep it came
Carried on the
Wings of angels
Insight and rest
It bathed me
In understanding like
A warm robe
After cool bath
We’re friends friends
That love kiss
And enjoy each
Others company we
Are tending each
Other like plants
Watering and pruning
Watching the other
Grow and Blossom
There’s no label
Or expectation simply
The knowledge that
We’re in each
Others lives and
This brings joy
I didn’t want
A lover so
My disappointment is
Minor oh yes
We played house
And created a
World but then
I realized that
You’re distracted with
Your own life
And me just
A treat like
Ice cream upon
Which to lick
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 