For my dear friends: Melissa, Mik, and Shawn

Many days and years ago
We once roamed
A far off shore
Sharing stories and dreams
As young girls do,
Feeling all grownup
At such a tender age.
Do you remember
What it was like
To giggle over boys,
And whisper about men
We now remember as boys?
Do you remember
Sitting in the blustery sands
And listening
As I spun romantic tales
Starring each of us
And whatever heartthrobs
We were in love with
At that moment?
This Valentines Day,
Do you remember
When love and angst existed
In every heartbeat, and
Was the very elixir of life?
Never forget, my friend, for
Those days, so far away in time,
Remain near in spirit
With every sound of your voice
And every message you send me.
In my mind
We are forever thirteen, fourteen,
And walking a rugged shoreline,
Sharing the secrets and dreams
Of girls on the brink
Of young womanhood.