Friends by Lois Perch Villemaire

Friends are bubbles of oxygen, 

when it’s hard to breathe,

taking a deep inhale becomes easier.

Friends are sparkling sunlight, 

appearing after you have been 

followed by thick dark clouds.

Friends are a favorite song

heard for the first time in forever,

surprised you recall every word.

Friends are morning coffee,

your new favorite, decaf dairy-free latte, 

rich aroma, smooth on your lips. 

Friends are books you adore, 

written words making you wonder

how the author could know you so well.

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Lois Perch Villemaire resides in Annapolis, MD. Her stories, memoir flash, and poetry have appeared online and in journals including Ponder Savant, The Literatus, Trouvaille Review, FewerThan500, The Drabble, Pen In Hand, North of Oxford, Flash Frontier, Flora Fiction, Six Sentences, and anthologies published by Truth Serum Press. She blogs for annapolisdiscovered.com.