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[aid] => mick
[title] => Standing Side By Side
[time] => 2004-06-23 00:38:05
[hometext] => *** My best friend found a copy of our fifth grade class photo today. Incredibly... we were standing next to each other even then. ***
[bodytext] => We were not so very different then
Obviously friends even when we were ten
Two silly girls standing together that day
On the eve of the great PB&J essay
The other ones have long since gone
Our friendship, though, still carries on
Fifth grade clothes and bad hair styles
But most amusing are the innocent smiles
What we know now was a mystery then
Remember how naïve we were, friend?
How the boys were cute and so kind
When broken hearts never crossed our minds?
Decisions were so simple and so few
There was so little that we had to do
We worried only about doing well in school
We, for the most part, followed the rules
The future came with an instruction guide
On the guidance of others we then relied
No one mentioned that as we grew
We would run out of “supposed to do’s”
We crossed all the items off the list
We followed the path, dreamed and wished
We took some detours here and there
But life was still kind and seemingly fair
First dates, proms, and eventually we wed
A couple years later, tucking children in bed
Lots of school for you, too much work for me
Life seemed harder and was less carefree
All these years later, the smiles falter a bit
We’re a little confused, we both now admit
Wondering exactly what lies up ahead
Unanswered questions filling up our head
That silly photo tells us exactly what to do
If you stand by me and I stand by you
Just as we did for the picture that day
Then together, certainly, we’ll find our way
*** I love you, Tonc! Some things never change! ***
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Standing Side By Side
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Silent-No-More
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Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 12:38:05 AM in AEST
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We were not so very different then
Obviously friends even when we were ten
Two silly girls standing together that day
On the eve of the great PB&J essay
The other ones have long since gone
Our friendship, though, still carries on
Fifth grade clothes and bad hair styles
But most amusing are the innocent smiles
What we know now was a mystery then
Remember how naïve we were, friend?
How the boys were cute and so kind
When broken hearts never crossed our minds?
Decisions were so simple and so few
There was so little that we had to do
We worried only about doing well in school
We, for the most part, followed the rules
The future came with an instruction guide
On the guidance of others we then relied
No one mentioned that as we grew
We would run out of “supposed to do’s”
We crossed all the items off the list
We followed the path, dreamed and wished
We took some detours here and there
But life was still kind and seemingly fair
First dates, proms, and eventually we wed
A couple years later, tucking children in bed
Lots of school for you, too much work for me
Life seemed harder and was less carefree
All these years later, the smiles falter a bit
We’re a little confused, we both now admit
Wondering exactly what lies up ahead
Unanswered questions filling up our head
That silly photo tells us exactly what to do
If you stand by me and I stand by you
Just as we did for the picture that day
Then together, certainly, we’ll find our way
*** I love you, Tonc! Some things never change! ***
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by Living_In_My_Dream on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 12:49:39 AM AEST
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wow, that was such a pwerful emotionally happy, sweet write isnt it great how things work out like that...I love it...I call that a miracle I really like this however it flowed well I enjoyted it makes me remember my past younger days...
keep it up keep it coming...
read and comment my stuff if you want Id love to hear what you think...
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by ShadowDaughter on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 12:49:54 AM AEST
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Awww, SNM, I love this . . . fantastic poem. Some of your phrases are just so jaw-droppingly stunning, I can't get over it.
The fifth stanza's pure genius.
always a fan,
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by emystar on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 12:51:19 AM AEST
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There aren't enuff words to say how awesome this masterpeice is.
shall I try? yeah, it's very powerfull as it grabs ya and takes u down memory lane. Friends are the greatest like this write.
luv, huggs, smiles, friends,
emy |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 04:25:44 AM AEST
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Is this what you call your 'hideous' nostalgia?
Seems rather beautific to me, but then i'm horribly nostalgic too. ;o)
Loved reading it - I'm sure your friend will too . . .
Thanks for sharing. |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by SnowB on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 06:48:20 AM AEST
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Wonderful trip through your childhood memories with your best friend...it is heartwarming to know that friendship carried on through the years..beautiful poem..
Lena |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 07:53:49 AM AEST
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Wonderful depiction of your memeory - I was brought back to my own youth and expectation for the future -
I enjoyed this - - |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by Stitch on
Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 @ 11:08:04 AM AEST
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Those memories are so precious. You are blessed to have a friend like that. Nice write.
Stitch |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by venkat on
Saturday, 26th June 2004 @ 01:19:41 AM AEST
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| Lovely write..with a lovely message. venkat |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 3rd September 2004 @ 08:55:00 PM AEST
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| awwwwwwww sigh, very sweet and nastolgic....and telling. |
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Re: Standing Side By Side
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 12th May 2006 @ 09:41:29 PM AEST
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You wrote an essay on PB & J? I'd love to see that! :-)
Ah, the innocence of childhood onto adult hood. A wonderful display of lasting friendship and a bit of history. Very nice.
Tim
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