The Lake

I was born with a view of the lake
Met my first love on the shores of the lake
Learned to love
And hate sailing on the lake
I still love this lake
Do not mistake
So many good memories on this lake
Even the other one
Her sister to the east
And the one to the west
Beautiful siblings we have been blessed
My friend has a bench at this lake
Close enough to hear the boats wake
Here he always is
Because he done left the earth
That is what he did
His body lays in permanent rest
But this town
And this lake
He does still bless
He is gone
But his spirit never left
Just started a new quest
Our team in 1992
The best
And that is what he still is
Next to this lake
He will forever live
And so will I
Even if I move away again
Even if I stay until the bitter end
Our two stories have the same end
He and I
On his bench
By the lake
Friends all over again