Five Finger Friends

Today was a glorious day. Cool, crisp, breezy and the cloudless blue sky made for sunbeams so sharp all shadows had distinctly defined edges. It was an edgy day. A great day for a Harley ride along the Chattahoochee. And even better I got to catch up with two of my Five Finger Friends. First stop in Alpharetta to visit with Michael and Joyce whose friendship goes back to my first job out of college at WESH-TV in Daytona Beach, Florida. Michael was a cameraman at the station and helped me get started in the business. I a fresh faced kid, and he a Vietnam Vet making his way in the business world.  It was fourty years ago we met.  Although it has been a few years since we have seen each other or even talked.  No matter, it seemed like yesterday. That is the way it is with Five Finger Friends. I love you Michael.

Then it was off to Buckhead to meet up with a group of folks gathering at the trendy Hal's On Old Ivey. This group was coming together to celebrate the retirement of my friend John, Faith partner and former boss who I worked for and with over 15 years. Our friendship goes back more than 25 years and has grown since I left the employ of the same company he is now retiring from.  It is a beverage alcohol distributing company with strong Atlanta roots.  I am most happy for John as I believe his life will now begin to open up in new and exciting ways! I love you John.

 

Five Finger Friends

 

Your call is never screened

No time of the day

Is unusual

Days, weeks, years

Does not matter how long,

The place in the heart is the same

 

In a lifetime this friendship

this closeness, the respect, the love

Comes from within

If by divine appointment

Your lives intersected at

The most propitious moment

Sometimes more than once

Because we  were not awake

Enough, enough

How many will we have?

The neon lights up:

TRUE FRIEND

How many in a lifetime?

We can count them on one hand!

 

Bradford Bosworth

April 2015