"I'm always here so never fear
Cos I'll be there for you
You only have to say the word
And tell me what to do.
I'm your my best friend right to the end
You're the nicest man I know."
But when that need arises.........
Wherever did they go?
(Sadly, most of mine died.)
Oh Don I'm sorry to know you've lost friends. As we get older so do our friends, though some leave us much too young. Then there's the friend who's always saying, anytime you need anything just ask, then when you do ask they make you feel guilty for having asked, like you've got a real nerve asking for the very thing they've kept offering (This actually happened to my parents)
Thankfully there are some friends who are there for you whatever the circumstances.
Thanks Don my friend π
Cecilia and i were lovers and best friends until she died
And as for all the others i'm afraid to say they lied
I hope that other people have a different tale to tell
If that's the case i reckon it would leave me feeling well
Ski's and a cat who will never leave,until her bowl is empty. 
x
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You have friends here Skis. Not the same thing, I know. When so called life long friends suddenly vanish when your circumstances change, that really hurts. Life can be cruel and so can people. But you do have friends here.
Yes that is nice to know HH,yes i have some special friends here and sadly some have left this world too and perhaps having cyber friends is a reflection on today's modern society? xx
Bless you. X
Our best friends are usually our soulmates, but you have some good friends on here, me included, remember the happy times x
I'm always here for you Carino. I left a lot of my Dear Friends in Spain. My Family are my Real Friends and of Course my Hubby, my Princess as a Dog will never Leave me.my Charlie hangs around my Neck in a Silver Heart. That's all the Friends I need, and of Course you Carino & Scruffita. Besos. xxxxx
We must be on the same wavelink today. On my facebook I was talking about all the friends,family, clientele I have lost to death. So many..I feel numb in that area. Another friend (my handyman) is going as I speak. I said that when I go to Heaven,there will be a stampede at the pearly gates! I hope it doesn't cause a earth quake! So yes..Mr Don...I also know that pain...my friend! Janet127
Hi Don my deepest sympathy for your lost..π’ as many wise people say this is the circle of life..π. However Don if you will allow me to be your friend. β€
Ah Don, never fear weβre all here for you. Youβre surrounded by friends lovely man. Xxxxx
Blessings x
Often, the best and only thing a friend can do is listen. It is so helpful to be able to unburden oneself from our worries. This forum is a wonderful, caring friend and we are all so lucky to have each other, some with a cheerful word, some with sound advice. God bless us, everyone!
Good morning Don your poem is so true, but as a freind said to me the other day "life goes on" Keep your memories in your heart , and you will make new freinds as life goes on. As already said we are all freinds on this site. As my grandson would say you can't take away the memories in our heart. Have a nice day .
Aaaw you have some good friends on here Don. I lost two of my very good friends, along with my Mum, but as Katie says life goes on and we have good memories xx
I do have some very good friends here who keep me going when it all seems so pointless.
We all love you unconditionally Don. Truly. ππ
Cap'n - may I express a thought to you please? Life is NEVER pointless - you give so much pleasure to so many people on here, you make them laugh, smile or sometimes cry - I know I would not have made a return visit to this site were it not for having read one of your poems and I am sure many others feel the same so just make sure you keep on keeping on please
Your post left me almost speechless, Margaret, not a easy thing to do. If that is the case then I feel privileged at being able to do that and I will continue as long as I can.π
That is what I was hoping to hear Cap'n - I am sure that many others on here who have the pleasure of reading your contributions feel the same x
Don, you are the very reason that I'm a member of the BLF, and your poems continue to be one of the reasons I stay! So please don't think of going anywhere for a long time!
I am a qualifying member of the Lymphoedema Support Group, who was one day trying to raise people's morale by injecting some humour onto the site (everyone there seems pretty depressed - and depressing π)? I happened to see the title of a post which seemed amusing, so followed it, only to find that I could only read more if I joined the BLF.... So that's how come I'm here! That link was one of yours Don, and I continue to follow your leads whenever I see them. You are much loved by all here.
...Yet why can't we accept death as we accept (and celebrate) birth, when it is just as natural a part of life?
I am a realist, with a scientific upbringing, who has trouble accepting that we turn up at some pearly gates in the clouds, with angels singing, and end up sitting on someones right hand - or even going the 'other way' where it's bloody hot and everyone is weeping and wailing! But there's something which makes me believe that there must be a something....somewhere....Heaven? - otherwise what's the point? - and that we shall meet again when the time is right:
".....Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!"
Henry Scott Holland (1847 β 1918)
Cap'n I rest my case and thank you to Hopalong for the confirmation of my humble opinion. Hopalong, I have to say that sadly I have been an agnostic atheist since the age of 7 or 8 - (it is so much easier to have a belief) - however I enjoyed reading Henry Scott Holland.
Bloody hell Margaret,i knew i was one or the other and now i know i can be both,that has made my day,maybe i will meet Cecilia in her spiritual world somewhere en route,i am merely a mixture of atoms that i hope can defeat the heat of the crematorium.
Bewildered Ski's and a cat made of whatever, x
Sirski my view is that when someone has been very important to you they are always with you - forever in both your heart and mind - I also feel that there are so many things we find hard to understand about loss and of course there are so many spiritual charlatans out there waiting to prey on those who have lost someone dear - the one thing I do know is that shortly after my mother passed away I was kneeling on the floor in my bedroom folding something to put away and I felt her enter into my chest - an incredibly strong feeling which was not I hasten to say indigestion or a heart attack - after that I started to work on my garden a great deal which I had never done before as I did not enjoy gardening in any form - however my mother absolutely adored it! I have experienced other things which I won't go into - and I hope I have not upset anyone with this particular conversation.
ps I hope I have not bewildered the scruffy one.
I really don't know how you could upset anybody with this conversation,you state your beliefs or non beliefs and share your feelings which is most generous and touching .
i envy some people who have a faith and a belief that they will be reunited with a loved one in some future paradise but i console myself,like you with your mother that the person i loved left such a lasting impression on me that in essence they are still here and watching over me,though and without the aid of charlatans i wouldn't be amiss to the occasional return visit. even if it were for a well earned bollocking.
Thank you Sirski, and yes I think life can sometimes be easier to live with a faith however people have suffered over millennia due to the many and various faiths - my feeling is that belief in certain things was encouraged by the few in order to control and manipulate the masses.
Still lolling at your well earned bollocking ! Off now to my beckoning bed, sweet dreams to all
I have always believed that religion was invented as a means of controlling the masses and being a rebellious little individual to put it mildly it was never going to be my flavour of the month.
Now i must attend to the leader of the pack...i hear you calling dear Scruffy or she who must be obeyed. x
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