Protective father, loving mate, <br />Ugly ducklings in your wake, <br />Patiently you stand and wait. <br />Then with a gentle stretch you break <br />Bread from a child’s hand. <br /> <br />You see me move a mile away, <br />Rowing out to anywhere. <br />You rise, all crashing wings and spray. <br />Then silent, in the deep blue air, <br />Hang crucified against the sky. <br /> <br />A loch-side fire’s sharp light is cast, <br />As lapping waves from stillness leap <br />To say in darkness you have passed. <br />And as I lay me down to sleep, <br />Your parting call will calm my heart.<br /><br />Nomad Omnia<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/memories-of-a-friend/
