One For The Ages

Through the storms
The pounding waves
The rain
The wind
The pain
In the torrents you stood
By my side

A true friend
Until the bitter end
Before you broke
And life held its choke
On the neck of our togetherness.

You washed away
Carried by waves
Were we friends
Or just slaves
To each other's gaze?

Perhaps we are still tied
And friendship never died
It just washed away for awhile
Downstream of life's rubble
We'll find it in little trouble
Protected by love's gile.

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This week's poem prompt from Blockchain Poets is "Best Friends Forever".

I can't say I've found a real BFF. But I do have friends who have drifted out of my life who I wish I could reconnect with. So that's the direction I went with here.

And yes, "gile" is a word, Irish as far as I can find. It means "fairness", "whiteness", or "purity". Much different from the English word "guile" which implies duplicity or cunning.

The photos were taken during last week's tropical storm here in Florida. I have never seen the St. John's River so angry! Of course we survived as we always do.

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Nicely written. From my personal experience, a true best friend will support you despite any flaws or problems you might be experiencing. or have been compelled to deal with.

I met few that acted the opposite. I told them, "Unless you consistently behave in a rude manner, in which case I would not consider anyone to be a jerk, including you. I'M AVOIDING TO ASSOCIATE WITH JERKS. I guess they never call me anymore. 😜🤪

Hi! Interesting poem, it was not easy this week's prompt. These lines resonated in my mind:

Were we friends
Or just slaves
To each other's gaze?

Really, in many relationships of all kinds, we are just slaves to the gaze of the other.
Very impressive photos, by the way.
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some lovely line combinations in there, and nice artistic pics to accompany the words.

plus, learning a new word is always a plus. Gile is added to the lexicon, thanks.