A New Friend

 

I feel a sadness

To leave here tomorrow.

 

I've enjoyed the presence of a man

Who lives without

The influence of a woman.

 

I feel a certain warmth

That is beginning

To grow in you.

 

Your past exists

In the knick knacks

Upon the shelves.

 

Your varied interests

Are reflected from the titles

Of the books you keep.

 

Your sensitivity for life

Lives in the plants

You care for.

 

I like the person you are

And are growing to be.

 

My thoughts for you are genuine,

And I hope for you there'll be

No disillusionment.

 

 

B. Benjamin                                                                                         

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