I still remember the day we met

It seems so many years ago

So young and free, we were then

You had your doll and I had mine

Our friendship was quickly formed

We grew from little girls with dolls

To young teens with makeup and clothes

Exploring the world of boys and music

We traveled along together always side by side

Where one was the other was never far away

Through all the trials and tribulations we had

We always had each other close by

We shared our thoughts and dreams each day

Laughing at the world outside

As close as any friends could be

It seems oh so dark and cloudy on that dreadful day

You were told you had to move away

We swore it would not change our friendship

Through tears we vowed we would never part

We hugged each other before you drove away

We tried to keep our vows to each other

And for many years we did

But life is such a fickle mistress

The years they took their toll

Distance was our one true enemy

I was with you the day you met your husband

In my arms,I held you're first born daughter

You came to hold my son

Then I to had to move far away

And distance won the battle

Our lives went on in different directions

You had two more children I never knew

I lived my life and my son grew tall

You never got to see it happen

Though thoughts of you were always there

The years slipped by it seems so fast

Then fate stepped in again

I found myself moving to your old town

I was here to live and stay

But alas I could no longer find you

I remember the day that we met again

It seemed oh so strange at first

A little uneasy we both first seemed

As we talked and remembered when

It was if nothing had ever changed

The little girl I grew to love

The friend I always knew

Was once more here beside me

The years had disappeared

All that remains is you and I

Best friends once again and forever more

Author: Katty Kane

For Heather

May the Monkees (Beach Babes to us) live on forever……