A Friend

A friend so dear

so close, so near.

Taken so fast,

gone in a flash.

One morning so unexpected,

not one memory will go unreflected.

So fearless and care-free,

for you, every word came easy.

A dancer, so beautiful.

A mother, so dutiful.

 How could it be,

life taken so easy?

An announcement one morning,

a friend taken too early.

The tears, they fall so free

when the memories come to me.

But I will hold on so tight

I fear they’ll take flight.

I won’t soon forget you,

but I always will miss you.