I was lost in thoughts of you today
as I walked the windswept shore,
each step sent me drifting through yesterdays
that appeared to me once more.

The tide tugged at my emotions
with a steady undertow,
until countless words had surfaced
and my tears began to flow.

I wanted to write you a letter
so I etched a message in the sand,
with words that poured from my heart
through the fingers of my hand.

Each letter held a smile for you,
in every line a warm embrace,
with memories woven around each word
that time cannot erase.

The message said, I miss you,
that I wished you were here,
so I could say how much your friendship
meant to me through all these years.

To know you is a precious gift,
you're a faithful companion of my soul,
whose loyalty and wisdom,
I've been blest to come to know.

The waves caressed my sentiments
and washed most of them to sea,
when the south wind gathered up the rest
and sent them soaring over me.

Like a mythical bird, my words took flight,
through the clear blue skies above,
until all but just one word remained,
and the word, dear friend, is love.

~ Soaring Spirit ~ 2003
Written with love for my dear friend
~ John Darrell Gill ~