like the boy I was

 5 am

shorts and t-shirt.
summer rays
warmth caressing.

dreamer's-dew.
softest footfall pattern marks my path. well-trod
fading now -

like the boy I was.

 Image ; Art Johnstone. Blagdon Hill. Somerset. ‘Footfall Patterns - fading’. Like the boy I was’. 2023. Memories reminiscing with a dear friend.
Walking in the woods,
cups of coffee - cake.
Listening to her

voices don’t have wrinkles…