Take Your Time

I take each friendship seriously, not to be carelessly laid aside or disrespected. Dave Lafferty, (Two Lanterns) is a friend of many years. We used to rendezvous together along the Niangua River and Osage Fork. Two Lanterns is a colorful fellow, raw around the edges, but has a heart as gentle as a spring breeze and feelings that most people never took the time to see. He loved a beautiful sunrise over a ridge and marveled at the river glittering in the new light of day. Then one day he slipped away and not one of his old friends knows where he went. Not long before I lost contact with Two Lanterns, he sent me a poem that he had written, a beautiful thing direct from his heart and soul. I present it here as he wrote it in hopes it will reach him.

Take Your Time

When the sun comes up and frost is on the ground,

You should take your time to simply look around.

For it's a beautiful world, full of sights and woundrous thrills.

Just open your eyes and drink your fill.

For lifes too short'-don't waste another day.

Just take your time don't let it slip away.

There's a world for you just waiting to be had,

So take your time- I know you will be glad.

- Dave Lafferty -

The end

Hey old friend, your message is in the wind so don't ignore a breeze that may tug at your sleeve. Adios. Butcher Redoak