Autumn Of 1959 Poem by abu tarek md tahsin

The trees danced
In the chilly Autumn night
As moonlight glistened
Over the rippling river bed

We exchanged cigarettes
With Jack Daniel as our witness

The whiskey grew cold
As the night grew colder

At last he whispered
"56 years ago"
"56 years ago"
My dearest friend
We jumped into that river
Jimmy, Jeremy and Carolyn, you and I
To swim to the other side
In the chilly Autumn of 1959

Young we were
Mad in friendship
We swam 3 miles
Across the great Mississippi

But tonight
We two are only left
And a bottle of Jack Daniel
As our witness