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ohiosmith

(24,262 posts) Mon Oct 8, 2012, 07:46 PM Oct 2012

For my friends who have passed, and those who have not!

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For my friends who have passed, and those who have not! (Original Post) ohiosmith Oct 2012 OP

"For Absent Friends"... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #1

Thank you HH! ohiosmith Oct 2012 #2

It's one of my favorite songs. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #3

Sweet memories antiquie Oct 2012 #4

HopeHoops

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1. "For Absent Friends"...

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Tue Oct 9, 2012, 10:51 AM

Oct 2012

Sunday at six when they close both the gates, a widowed pair still sitting there
wonder if they're late for church and it's cold so they fasten their coats and cross the grass.
They're always last.

Passing by the padlocked swings, the roundabout still turning,
ahead they see a small girl on her way home with a pram.

Inside the archway the priest greets them with a courteous nod.
He's close to God.
Looking back at days of four instead of two, years seem so few.
Heads bent in prayer, for friends not there.

Leaving tuppence on the plate, they hurry down the path and through the gate and wait
to board the bus that ambles down the street.

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I've got my own collection of "absent friends", including my brother.