little girl dreams

best friends just understand

we learned with each wrinkle
acquired skills with each silver hair
sharing golden secrets through the years
                      either whispered
                             or with a smile

                                across a crowded room
        quite satisfying
yet we always knew
                                     try as we might to stop it
time would pass
                          and eventually
we would reap what we sowed
                still we smile
knowing somehow
              our little girl dreams
                       will continue to prevail

Author's Note

written for my forever friend who knows where the skeletons are buried! :)

Reviews

[Saumya]

oh... what an incredibly wonderful poem you wrote so beautifully my friend:)
i loved everything in this write...and yes i completely agree with you dear, friends completely are the ones who just understand us, without any explanations:)

they are like the salt and sugar of our life...they are the ones who actually sometimes create spark to our life:)

one of those really precious jewels we always need to treasure:)

a lovely read and write absolutely:)
well done:)

happy writing
saumya:)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Saumya. Friends are the jewels in the crown of life...and we must always appreciate them. Lydi**

[Saumya]

yes dear:) i completely agree:)

[Angi]

I have a best friend that wears that knowing smile, too. We have been through thick and thin since we were 15 years old. There are 3 states separating us and we smile across the miles. She just knows. Thank you for this, Lydi. Ya have me grinning, girl. Angi~

[Lydia Shutter]

GREAT! It doesn't matter how far you live from a friend like that....the two of you are connected. May it ever be so for the two of you. Thanks for the review, Angi. Lydi**

[Sanober]

Oh Lydi...this so extraordinarily embodies the joy, the warmth, the comfort, fun and sisterhood that comes from a solid friendship along the rocky road of life. Every line seemed like a scene out of my own life. I could so relate to the 'smile across a crowded room'. :) Yes...best friends never let each others 'little girl' dreams die...they just ever! Such a beautiful tribute to true friendship, my friend. written in true Lydia style :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Sanober. I am happy you have such a friend in your life. It makes life so much nicer, doesn't it? Lydi**

[teardrop]

Such a wonderful, truthful write.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much. Lydi**

[Jvl narasimharao]

Is your friend alive now.The tone makes me think so.I might be wrong Dear Lyd

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, yes, she is very much so....thank goodness! Thanks for stopping by. Lydi*

[Jack...]

Lydi, your smile and happiness are evident in this wonderful poem. This is uplifting and joy creating in its feel. Friendship is a wonderful thing and you should consider yourself a lucky person to have someone so close. Not everyone gets to experience this, to share these dreams with someone who genuinely shares them back. Very beautiful and touching and fun.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Jack. I know I am very fortunate to have good friends...the one for whom I wrote this in particular. Lydi**

[Chris]

chuckling here... truer words are seldom spoken.

[Lydia Shutter]

Laughing is a good thing....enjoy. thanks for stopping by Chris. Lydi*

[Chris]

was laughing with...I do appreciate friends...

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, I knew that, Chris. lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

beautiful piece, lydi..

nothing like really long friendships...you know that you have been there for each other, tried and true, not just for the good times...and those friendships are to savor.

jacob

[Lydia Shutter]

You know it, Jacob. Through good times and bad....the ones who stick by your side are keepers. Thank you for the review. Lydi**

[K. Louis]

I agree with Emma, there's a sincerity here in your words. Well done.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much. My friends mean a lot to me....this one in particular. Lydi**

[emmajoy]

There's such a sincere feeling behind these finely expressed words, you obviously have and have had special times with special friends.. and lucky me, i have too. WHat we do without those people whose time and troubles, smiles and memories are an important part of sharing life with. Thanks Lydi for writing such a delightful truth. x

[Lydia Shutter]

Friends are the cornerstone of our lives....never forget that. Thank you very much, Emma. Lydi**

[Mark Heathcote]

This is lovely Lydi you have such finesse to your words here, here it is like catching a hem of silk between your fingertips.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Mark!