An Old Photo In A Drawer

A time and place captured in an old photo

the place that I have never returned to

since we last gathered 

on that solid rock

We were all young then

Fun was all that was on our minds

Smiles were on our faces

and grins and laughter

funny and hilarious

as there were jokers

Now, decades have passed

how have we fared through the years

I ponder 

as I clear the drawer

I wonder where are all those friends

are they still around 

just like me floating in time

Is that rock still there

is it still solid

or has it been eroded by nature

or has it crumbled to human greed

I would not be able to return

to stand or lean on that rock again . . . 

I would never be able to return
to that time again