The Traveler's Friend

A poem about traveling with a special friend.

Pixabay photo by gorkhe1980

Excitement enjoyed
With a special friend

Enjoying the views and sounds

And the laughter and happiness of travel

When we gazed at the views together

That brought us pleasure

And delightful days

Of sun, sea, and land.

The feeling never goes

When we sing and dance

And get merry

Seeing the sights

Two friends who laugh

Together, enjoying their surroundings

The fruitful time to pass

Which may never come again.

At last, we’ve arrived

To a place, we never thought we’d see

A foreign land

That melts our hearts

And deepens our souls

For we thought we’d never see

This land together

As we wander along

Trying new things

Eating and drinking

Seeing and observing

The rivers of time.

Now you’re no longer able to enjoy

The traveling of time

Seeing the world

With your best friend

Because time has caught you up

Taken you to a place

An emotional time

Where no other can go.

Maybe one day

It will get better

The pain and suffering

Will leave your body

Then life will go on.

We will see lands of joy

One more time

In a country, we’ve not yet seen.

A new spiritual journey

To look forward to

Will once come yet again.

All we have to do is believe it

For the time will pass

As we remember

All the days we had.

So, as you take the journey of pain

Close your eyes and see

That this time will pass on by

Think graceful thoughts

About places

We can see

And enjoyment to come

When we take further steps

To a wonderment

We never thought would come.

©️ Denise Larkin 2020. All Rights Reserved.

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