So many years ago it was, <br />When I was a young man. <br />I planted a Live Oak in my backyard, <br />Amidst the valley clay and sand. <br /> <br />And I watched it growing, tall and strong, <br />With my children by it's side. <br />With Spanish Moss on all it's limbs, <br />It grew so strong and wide. <br /> <br />And then in my life there came a time, <br />I had to move away. <br />And headed off to the Golden West, <br />That's where my future lay. <br /> <br />The days and months passed slowly by, <br />And finally one night in June. <br />I got to see my tree again, <br />Framed in the sky in the full moon. <br /> <br />When morning came, I went outside, <br />To talk to my old friend. <br />And my emotions I couldn't hide, <br />I no longer could pretend. <br /> <br />He seemed to smile and gently swayed, <br />And whispered in my ears. <br />I've missed you too, more than you know, <br />As I wiped away my tears. <br /> <br />Look at my branches, He whispered low, <br />And look at all these guests. <br />Look carefully inside my limbs, <br />And you'll see I'm full of nests. <br /> <br />Thirty years ago you brought me home, <br />And patiently I've waited here. <br />And I've never really been alone, <br />So please let me dry your tears. <br /> <br />Sit in my shade and talk to me, <br />About all the things you've seen. <br />And it will be just like old times, <br />When we were young my friend. <br /> <br />2/10/11 Alton Texas<br /><br />Juan Olivarez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-friend-so-true/
