i remember

i remember the swaying of a special

willow tree in the Spring

i remember the gleaming sunlight reflecting

on the lily covered pond

i remember a friend sitting on the branch

of the willow tree

sharing thoughts with me

caring for each other.

i remember another friend

who also shared the willow tree

me, my friends, and of course,

the willow tree.

i remember my friends saying goodbye

i remember returning to that tree

with a different friend

the one I hoped to

share my future

i remember him saying good-bye.

i remember returning to the willow tree

it was dying.

the pond it hung over

didn't gleam anymore

i remember the branch we all sat on

it was broken.

now

the willow is dead.

so am I.

©1999-2000

written 6/11/72

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