Old School Friends

Since we left our town, my friends and I
Could never again just come and stop by
On the phone we get to talk once in a while
Our worlds are so far apart, we can only smile

Our school friends are scattered all over France  
Some of them may run into each other by chance
As for me who landed on the other side of the pond
I no longer travel, but by e-mail I correspond 

I knew what they were up to, as they were clever
But most had disappeared from our lives forever
I didn’t know whether they were alive or dead
Many things had occurred since some have fled

We lived in a world much different from this one 
In our new life we are constantly on the run
We have no more time for our old friends
Only after we retire we find time for comments

The phone enables us to share the news
Some sad, some happy, as life we cruise
Without showing it, friends need each other
Like little children who need their mother.