We Were Friends ©

By Cici

We were friends way back when
the grass was never too tall
and the forest never too thick
and dreams came alive with the dawn.

I drank at the fountains of your laughter
and was nourished through your embrace.
Hand in hand along we went
building castles from the sands.

Many hours we whiled away
writing dreams among the stars
and volleying fantastical notions
about like a cat and its yarn.

We would be conquerors,
queens of our domain,
Riding in the highest places
in ours, an idyllic realm.

Ah, but now we sit side by side
Upon a time warped portico
Sipping our fine fare, far removed
from where we once were.

Laughter, be it our lone legacy
even as the memories fade.
Hand in hand we shall remain,
friends from another place and time.