Near The End Of A Lifelong Friendship Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

I love you, even as I turn away from you in sorrow.
Many moments of happiness have crept into my life since I have known
you.
To continue without you, I must treasure these moments forever in my
mind.
There will never be another moment, so the ones I hold within my mind
are priceless.
No one will ever come close to them - only me in my fondest memories.
I've reached out many times and found you there, waiting.
Now it seems to be no more.
From depths of my soul I cry out, and look to find no one there.
Sad, the day I met you - because now I must let you go, and I don't
want to.
Our friendship has been a treasure held in heaven - I have loved it
so.
On different paths now, we go our separate ways - each in his own
sorrow.
Looking back, tears flowing steadily, I stop and turn around.
Deeply sorrowful, am I, but I must keep you close to my heart as
life nears it's end and our friendship slips away with me to heaven.
Awaiting you to fulfill it's quest in full when we meet again.