Weight...wait

Friendship lightens the load

Weight…wait

 

Fantasies of cobblestone pairings, cracked and scattered

and wheat field decisions, looming large

now rest on my shoulders

like moss on a stone

~

Clinging tightly to each inch

of north facing skin

while never really noticing

that east is my direction of choice

~

So much it seems piles on,

dirty laundry on the bathroom floor

disguised beneath damp towels

 only to add more weight

~

And I lift, not knowing if I will fall,

crumbling beneath this load, drunk of the massive pain,

yet I find the ground is much softer, a bed of posies

since you wait for me, and help me to stand

~

Guiding hands comfort, shading the sun from weary,

tear stained eyes, brushing back vines, tangled and thorn’d

revealing that nothing is ever too much

when a friend is near

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Neville]

A generous poem indeed and another great write. One that will certainly be remembered long after the initial glow this lent me.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much my friend. I wrote this for a friend who was struggling at the time.

[Neville]

Then You did him proud, very proud indeed

[Jack...]

Pssst...it was a her. :)

[Neville]

Hey, say no more, still very proud indeed

[Astro]

There is nothing better than a good friend indeed. Well expressed sentiment Jack.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much my friend.

[Baby Ricochet]

Friends are valuable for sure. Good poem Jack

[Jack...]

Thanks so much my friend.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Who are we, if not the extension of a friend? You are quite the wordsmith, Jack...and a friend I hold most dear!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Kelly. Your friendship means a lot to me.

[Angi]

When you are literally down on your knees, a friend is sometimes the only one who can help you up. This was sad and lonely and laced with hope in the end. Angi~

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Angi

[Somewhere]

This was very touching. I have one just like this, don't know what I would do without him. Very well done. It brought a sense of peace over me knowing I have that which you've described.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Somewhere...wherever you are. :)

[Somewhere]

:-) somewhere out here

[TL Boehm]

I'm with Noodle. But the poem is lovely, Friend Jack. I think that first verse is my favorite.

[Jack...]

Tammy, I always appreciate your visits to my world. Thank you fro your friendship.

[s y e]

Sounds like a great friend, Jack - I wish they would make good friends in reality.....! Ha. I loved this, lovely write my friend.

[Jack...]

They are out there sweet Sye...you will find them or they will find you.

[MsJewel]

There is nothing like the support of a friend. Someone you can count on that can count on you through all that dirty laundry disguised beneath damp towels. You poem is heartfelt and lovely.

:) Julie

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Julie

[Emerald Seas]

Friendship is the glue to all relationships. A solid foundation that holds us up no matter which needs support at a moment's notice. Your caring thoughtful nature shines again here, Jack. As does your talent to craft such fitting words for our enjoyment. Well done, my friend, well done.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much my good friend. Always I appreciate you.