Two Boys Fishing Poem by Colin Ian Jeffery

(Best friends)
Two boys fishing
Short trousers and grubby knees
Sitting on a river bank
Sharing sweets and fizzy drinks
Wondering what life will bring.

Two teenage boys fishing
Long trousers and learning to shave
Sitting on river bank
Talking of kissing girls
Excited about going on dates.

Two young men in church
Wedding suits, groom and best man
Standing waiting at the altar
For a lovely bride radiant in white
Arriving with her father.

Two middle-aged men
Warm clothing against the cold
Sitting on a river bank fishing
Talking of mortgages and school fees
And their son and daughter soon to wed.

Two elderly men frail and white haired
Overcoats scarf and gloves
Standing beside a river
Grandfathers both looking back at life
Thankful for the friendship they have shared.