The Meaning
The words that make me think of you are these
Soldier – for you had my back and I, yours
Department – with Cedric’s West Indian ease
For retail was our battleground, our shore
Kids – our tiny clientele… and parents
Lollipop – abandoned doll from glorious Oz
Thumbs in suspenders, kick, ‘We represent’
Leaving us bent and gasping with guffaws
‘Yarp’ – the Hot Fuzz joke is our souls bared
A laugh – it’s not a word. A laugh’s a sound
But laughter weaves through every hour we’ve shared
And every hour we’ve shared is treasure found
The words we say, the meaning of a phrase
Like ‘love’ that we write on a birthday card
The words for you embody all our days
The yarpy days and those that felt so hard
You’ve walked 500 miles for me and more
You’ve comforted and healed. You lift me up
I’ve hugged you tight when you shook to the core
Because we laughed soon after at the ‘Yarp.’
Copyright - 2008 - Julia Smith
In the photo: me, my friend Lisa and my husband Brad
My! Your hubby is really tall! My hubby's on the short side, like me. Great photo!
ReplyDeleteThat's a greate photo and I love your poem. :)
ReplyDeleteA love poem with sanity intact. I love this!
ReplyDeleteI catch words haphazardly
Really a warm feeling poem!
ReplyDeletefriendship is precious isn't it? your joy exudes from these lines.
ReplyDeleteYou have some incredible friendships. Wow.
ReplyDeleteBut laughter weaves through every hour we’ve shared
ReplyDeleteAnd every hour we’ve shared is treasure found
Absolutely wonderfully poetic!!! I loved it, Julia.
Btw, thought you'd get a giggle out of the fact that I thought your post title read, "Potty Train Monday." LOL!
Blessings,
~Toni~
Toni - my friend Lisa works with toddlers at a daycare. She'll be having Potty Train Monday soon enough!
ReplyDeletethat is really sweet. i love that it has a casual/conversational tone even though it is a more formal style, especially with the rhyme.
ReplyDeletecool!
PS check out my post tomorrow I'm tagging you for a meme, I hope you don't mind. It's fun honest. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely poem. It made me smile. You did a great job capturing the wonderful feeling of enduring love and friendship.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem! :)
ReplyDeleteYou write such great poems. Happy you are enjoying time with Lisa, and Brad too of course.
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