Estranged friends I wish you well,

I am no longer 'Out in the cold'

if I maybe so bold.

I am nicely warm with the new friends I have found,

some old,some young,some in between,

they all let me be 16.

I always thought friendship was counted by the years,

all about longevity,

silly little me.

I realise now friendship is all about QUALITY.

My new friends are poets,

market traders,

bloggers,

neighbours,

some of my own family.

Some I have not known long

but we are all singing from the same song sheet,

in harmony,

one day I will write that song.

So as I sit here comfortably,

feeling nicely warm,

I wish my estranged friends well for the new year

but forgive me I will not be looking back,

not even to catch a glimpse,

we are parted now

and I believe this is how it was always meant to be.