I Have a Friend

from long time ago

called me one hard day

Montreal distance – you really

bad sick he asked knowing

how tough I once was on hiking

trails – brain aneurysm

my response

and he stopped chattering.

I remember he said  

he wanted to be rich some

day. We were 13 then.

Appreciate the phone call

and we gabbed about

our first maturing

coffee at the Green Lantern-

an overnight hike with

tenting atop Mt. Cheminis.

Yes, he wanted to make lots    

of moola – me I wanted

to help people. He found

his pot of gold and I

discovered a wife for life.

Call him successful.

Call me happy.