Shift

Looking back, year to year,
I think about the end of 2014,
And how almost every one
Of my major relationships then
Shifted dramatically this year.

One almost married: never see;
One deeply grieving: never see;
One busy working and living: occasional, not regular;
One alive with Christ;
One was a weekly friend, now only monthly;
One moved to Belgium;
One dropped me completely.

This distressed me, until I remembered others:
One comes on occasion and we talk;
One comes regularly and we talk and pray and laugh and cry;
One I visit and we are kindred spirits for hours;
And two young people took me to an art museum.