Dear Friends Of The Past Poem by Francis Duggan

Dear friends of the past a good friendship we've known
But apart from each other 'twould seem we have grown
We shared much in common but not any more
Since a different future for us was in store.

Dear friends of the past of my youth and my prime
Separated by distance and separated by time
Why we have grown apart I could even guess why
Our interests and expectations have changed as the years ticked on by.

Dear friends of the past we have gone our own way
'Tis each to their own as some are known to say
Few things stay the same and the years leave us gray
And you too have moved on you have new friends today.

Dear friends of the past if by chance we did meet
In a shopping centre or a public park off of a street
We may chat for a brief while only for to find
That we are no longer of similar kind.

Dear friends of the past though we may not meet again
Fond memories of our friendship with me remain
And that is for the better as 'twould sadden me to know
That we have changed as people and apart we did grow.