Poetry

Buddies

When I was little we would play soccer in the back yard

The big pine tress as our goals

We would run around and around

We were soccer buddies

When I was younger we when hiking

I had fun climbing up hills and down valleys with you

We were hiking buddies

Then you learned how to surf and taught me too

Wading out into the cold ocean smiling

We were surfing buddies

You bought me some goggles, snorkels, and fins

And took me out to look at fish

We were snorkeling buddies

Then we had a sailboat

You showed me the ropes and taught me to race

We were sailing buddies

I looked up to you as a kid

You and my big brother

I wanted to be like you two

The way you could play instruments

As well as code

While still enjoying the outdoors

But then I grew older

And somehow we grew apart

I stopped being called your buddy

I was too busy for that

And it seemed like you were too

But now we both have time

And we are buddies one more

We are hiking buddies

Sailing buddies

Archery buddies

And many more

You are my buddy

I love you

I love you dad