Me And My Friend, Helen
My hair was dark and short and hers was blonde and long
She was giggly and fun
~and I was quiet, not strong
She was tough and stood her ground
~faced up to bullies too
She was my friend, my special pal
The best I ever knew
She'd lead me into mischief
and I loved every single minute
I followed her lead through thick and thin
even if I sensed trouble in it!
We waded in creeks of clear blue water
caught tadpoles and cooled our feet
We'd sit beside the big old trees
~~and we brought along apples to eat
Her giggle was a pure delight
She had no cares at all
We had many wondrous adventures
when she and I were small
We'd spend our nights together
~During summer, when there was no school
We'd sneak into her kitchen
~get up on a stool
~and raid that cookie jar, we did
~ate cookies till we were stuffed
With Helen's Mama's cookies I never got enough!
We were baptised together one Sunday
and as we felt the water on our skin
the giggles overtook us
~~not a good situation to be in!
We were grounded then for several days
and it really broke our hearts
to not see each other for so long
~to have to stay apart
Life has a way of changing things
I guess we just grew apart
but there wasn't a day that passed
that she wasn't in my heart
She called one day, to my surprise
I was too excited to think!
We talked and talked of days of old
(and shared a silent wink)
about the day we got in real trouble
by "raiding" our neighbors chickens
~With that memory so vivid in our minds
We just laughed like the dickens!
The chickens ran and feathers flew!
We were hysterical with laughter
No one knew who the culprits were
till many years thereafter
The years have calmed us down and now
my memories will suffice
of Helen, my pal, my dearest friend
So naughty, but oh so nice!
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