In Days

In days of yonder

forest

now grown tall

and green I left sparks

of energy from my youth

among the streams

and now older

in a land I still remember

those ole days

of thunder and spit

that sealed

with hand contact

a kid’s contract to be pals

forever. It’s now many

years since I met

the reason for a precious

future -- a wife & best

friend and new life.