People In My Life Poem by Liilia Talts Morrison

The people in my present
and those from times long past
are markers on my journey
some fleeting, some to last

Sometimes it takes a minute
sometimes an hour will do
at other times a decade
proves if a friend is true

Some people are forgotten
some leave without goodbyes
some show up unexpected
some break old hallowed ties

Some friends are kind and caring
while others strange of ways
in sharing their affection
with scarce a word of praise

Some glide like graceful skaters
in thoughts of past affairs
some tender, some regretful
some burdened down with cares

The people in my present
and those from times long past
are markers on my journey
some fleeting, some to last.