An Ode to A Reunion

The road seemed straight and clear
Her own path seemed to lead away
Turning sharply to a side
Leaving others behind to go their way


Memories alone she carried
Of people she couldn't name
For amongst the new faces
Few cared from where she came

Buried it seemed in the dust of time
Newcomers would have taken her place
Who will remember someone who left?
When there were so many new faces

The call from the past was surreal
The bonding just as deep as ever
New ones reaching out with warmth
While old ones embraced with fervour

To revisit the nooks and corners
Buried deep inside the heart
To listen greedily to tales
And fill up spaces left blank

Distance makes hearts grow fonder
Time increases the longing
To hear of tales from childhood
And for a sense of belonging.