^{by A. Gagliardi}

The photo of those women reminded me of

long pleasant years of shared lives - only the good stuff remembered

-       except for the trailer house in the background.

Those two women could be us with your paisley dress and my checkered apron

trading tips and recipes that bind us together

            - except for the trailer house in the background.

As girls, we met each day for school and then afterward to play.

I remember riding home on my bicycle over dirt roads and laughing about everything

            - except for the trailer house in the background.

You and I studied together, learned together and I remember that we shared every thought in our heads. I told you everything

-       except for the trailer house in the background.

Are you as glad as me that we are still friends and that our lives have intertwined

with the wine of lives well-lived?

            - except for the trailer in the background.