A Very Rich Day
Some days just happen
When you go with the flow
And today was one of them
A very rich one indeed
I have this old new friend
Or is it new old friend
I don’t know-
But either way, a friend from long ago
Who reconnected and came to town
I was the designated driver
And best pal of the day
Steering my friend around town
From here to there
Her motor runs at 100 mph standing still
And that’s important to know
Because part of what made today so rich
Was the just do it attitude
Possessed by my very adorable friend
After scooping her up at the airport
Our first stop was the farmer’s market
Not really an important note-
Except that she’s a muffin junkie
Just like a number of my friends
Then it was off to a coffee shop
Where she held court with one of her local friends
Who lived nearby and dropped in for a catch up
Not an amazing fact
Except that her catch up friend at one time had a boyfriend
Who happened to be a very dear friend of a mutual friend of both of us
Now that doesn’t seem so special
Except you need to know that her boyfriend
Was terribly injured in an accident
That eventually cut his life short
Our mutual friend - to this day
Remembers catch up friend’s boyfriend
By holding a fund raiser each year in his memory
Raising money for their school and outreach on teen issues
It was an interesting connect
And completely unexpected
The first of many of the day
As worlds collided and new friendships were made
Next stop was to visit another local friend
A guy who’s had a difficult go
But who has a spirit like no other
And a zest for living from which we could all take a lesson
Their relationship dated back to high school
Where she was the popular girl
And he was a kid just struggling to get through school
He had medical challenges and was withdrawn
She made it her point to include him in her life
Trust me, he’s no wallflower
And although he had very difficult issues
He also graduated Harvard – not much else needs to be said there
Her appearance brightened his day
Probably his week, if not his month
He regaled us with stories of his latest exploits
His new girlfriend and all the things that were going his way
He was intriguing and genuine and real
And never spent a moment
Looking back saying what if
We stayed for a while
But then it was time to move on
Spreading joy is my friend’s goal in life
There was plenty of joy left with David
Next we rolled into the old neighborhood
As a matter of fact we rolled right up to an old family house
In the driveway rolled up
And took some snaps
A moment of nostalgia
Followed by stories of the days gone by
It was sweet and a bit melancholy
Because time moves on for all of us
Our final stop
Was her residence for the evening
A beautiful home
That her oldest friend lived in with her family
Now apart from the tasty Chinese food for dinner
Or the discussion of the long list of mutual friends and family
The real treat of the night
Was a jam session hosted by the man of the house
Oh the man of the house you say
Well you may think that was our host
Or his two buddies that joined us for dinner
And the sweet guitars they produced to play
But no
The man of the house was 15 years old
A kid who can really rock an axe
He took the the crew to places they hadn’t been
For a very long time
He played like it was nothing
A 15-year-old virtuoso
Who simultaneously spied his iphone for messages
While covering classic rock and blues songs
With skill usually found in ones much older
A dad and his son
Playing tunes in a band
With guys his dad used to play with
When they were all fifteen
It was all very cool
And quite unexpected
As was most of the day-
A very rich day indeed