Ol' Friend

By M.D. Robinson

Hello, ol' friend,

It’s been a while, I know,

But here you are again,

Greeting me, just as before.

Hello, ol' friend,

I’ve returned, it’s true,

I know I left without goodbye,

I left mostly because of you.

Hello, ol' friend,

There you are again,

Embracing me, welcoming me,

As if I never left.

Your enfolding embrace,

Brings such memories,

Such a wellspring of feelings,

Of a life not many know.

You were with me as a boy,

Being constantly there,

Watching me grow and play,

Always near yet far.

You were there again,

As I went to college,

Torturing me with your fierceness,

Unforgiving with your love?

Later as a man,

You embraced me on any day,

Not really aware of my mood,

Just there for the reminder.

Now having left,

I have returned,

And found that I missed you,

Your icy chill refreshing all the same.

Many curse you, you know,

You’re not liked by any,

I have found though,

That you carry my memories.

You remind me of my childhood,

My years of love, and pain,

You were there as I grew,

From a boy to a man.

There aren’t many who'll admit,

But having returned to Wyoming,

I have found my ol' friend, once again,

I missed you, your embrace, your rush.

Now, I have returned,

Things seem so right,

I know my purpose,

As well as yours.

Many still curse you,

But not I,

I know you,

My ol’ friend, WIND!