If I dived deep into my memories
Of the day we first did meet
I might be able to tell you
Why I found you all so sweet
So many beautiful women
Have crossed my journey's path
Some only for a moment in time
But some made sure their love would last
I don't know what I've done in life
To deserve such amazing love
The more wondrous women I meet
I find I can never have enough
Each family member, each friend of mine
You've all sung a different song
Each melody you've played over time
Has been what I've needed all along
Each triumph and each tragedy
That I've had the grace to journey through
You have been there along side of me
And today, my gratitude's for you
Thank you so much, each one of you
For the woman you are to me
My love and joy would be locked away
Had you not been the key
I don't know what tomorrow holds
But each day I have till then
Will be another day of blessing
Because you have been a friend
© Ruby Neumann
Poet's Note: Written February 11, 2021. I was missing my girlfriends. So I sent out an invite on Zoom to 30-40 female family members and friends for a forty minute get together on Zoom. To compliment the poem, I created a collage with over sixty pictures that I have taken or had taken over the years with some of the beautiful women ( and girls) in my life. Who I am and who I hope to become as I journey along in life has been, is and will be because of the precious women who have loved me and have given me the space to love them.
Wow... 15 people showed up to my Zoom meeting. And we went around the world in an hour. We talked about so many adventures. What a blessing!
