I Miss You Tonight

To my cousin and one of my best friends.

Can't remember you not there
green eyes, light freckles
and golden red hair.

All the time, I'd stay with you
sing and dance
and act a fool.

Swinging on vines in the woods
picking apples
feeling good.

I loved our walks around the ridge
to Jonie's store
and back again.

Sometimes we'd wonder into the fields
pick wild strawberries
and eat our fill.

Stop off at Ricks and shoot some ball
with the boys
till your daddy called.

We'd go running as fast as we could
supper time
emm it was good.

Doing dishes and laughing over nothing
fans in the windows
hogs outside grunting.

Bee's swarming in the bee hives
Will collecting honey
in that outfit so white.

Shooting more ball at Johnny's this time
then out at Jim's
the ridge ball kind.

Going to get Debbie down the hill
to run around
couldn't be still.

Up to Granny and Papaws house
she'd give us a biscuit
which watered our mouth.

Phoebe would take off with us fast
to pick more strawberries
and make them last.

She'd put them in milk... sugar too.
Dang it was good
no shortage of food.

When Sunday came I've never seen...
a family more dedicated
then the Leach's you see...

We all loved each other so much
we'd all get together
the whole dang bunch.

A reunion it was every week of the year
till your sweet daddy
left so dear.

After that the family still came
but an essence was missing
it wasn't the same.

Now my heart is broken again
a part of me
a dear sweet friend...

I'll remember us dancing, our laughs late at night
our purple mountains
which stood so bright.

I miss you Willene more than I can write
more than I can say
I miss you tonight.















 

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

How beautiful! .... what a freat memories , made me want to just walk into your world and watch you and your cousin ... how wonderful a friendship can be , jsut a simple one is all the beauty xx

[zainul]

You have drawn your audience with you to pay homage to Willene very skillfully.
She deserves such mention too.
I like to miss along with you that a song bird has been lost with the demise of Willene.
I pray that Willene be placed in the paradise for eternal rest in peace.
Best regards,
Zainul

[Michael G.]

This is a very good tribute to your cousin.
It is also a very good inside view of how family's gathered together, and loved one another.
A remember able poem.

[MoriartyMesa]

Sweet smell of 70's Motown when some one reads and review.