to a friend

should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? for auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne.  - robert burns

i have a new old friend on facebook. we go back a time, but the years that we have are fewer than the years we lose to busyness and to life. when we are young and arrogantly immortal, i think, it is easy to defer friendship to another day.

with A, i go back to when i am J1's age now. there are not, perhaps, many lifetimes left in which to celebrate an affection as old as this. i would raise a cup to ye yet, and gladly too, friend.