To a Friend I Truly Miss (Wed 8th Oct 1997)   I see less of you these days, Once dearest of my friends My memory of you becomes a haze,  Even as this to you I send.

It has been far too long my dear, That we truly drift apart, this I fear, That someday I shall never know you  And that day may be soon.

I hold your letters and each photo, Along with my little red elephant As I hold every single momento  My heart sinks ever so low.

 Everytime we meet, you change so much You claim that you are no longer  The little girl from way Down Under  Who once touched my heart.

 I think of all you've told me of late, And curse the hands of time and fate Who are to blame for having changed my little L--- Who once stole my heart

But I tell myself, I know for sure "She hasn't truly changed; She's like a familiar sitting room, With some of the furniture rearranged"

 I sit here thinking of you my friend,  I sit here and wish these feelings I could send                 To tell a certain young lady from T----, now and forever I shall always consider her a friend.