Reminiscences

The clouds form pictures in 3D again
and images of happy days they bring

There used to be no need to point back then
our hands entwined, I needed no prompting
when you said softly See the dragon there?

and when I whispered Over there, a whale!
you spotted it and never asked me Where?

Those beloved shadows, like a faded tale
now rise, love and friendship surface once more

The fun we had, each moment was a lark
just you and I in on the joke, our lore
like artfully painting walls in the dark

on the spot rhyming and nonsense we talked
puns that puzzled the uninitiated

beyond communication our words had walked
through looks and winks, crucial things were stated

We challenged fate with a defiant gaze
and put life’s labyrinthine course to shame
till we got lost in a mascara maze
did your hand slip from mine, was I to blame?