An Apology Strictly Between Friends (for tea-dates still waiting to be)

For all my friends on the 'we'll get together soon' list;you know who you are!Thank-you for your kind understanding Friend, I have not forgotten youMoments are in such high demandAnd have a way of slipping throughThe grasping/gasping flue of heart and handLike sparkling mists of diamond-sand Friend, this is more than clanging gongOr tinkling cymbal, when I sayWe'll get together before longAnd share an hour or a day As if Time had not slipped away Friend, I am grateful for your loveAnd thankful that you understandThe tug and pull and push and shoveOf moments, in constant demandAnd days that do not go as planned Friend, I have not forgotten youAnd you have not forgotten meTime has a way of slipping throughA week without apologyFor tea-dates still waiting to be Janet Martin This week, fall cleaning is taking prioritybecause last fall and winter it just didn't happen...My homemaking, housekeeping joy is in need of some dedicated organizing and polishingand I know you all, also being homemakers and housekeepers, understand! And I am thankful!To everything there is a time and season! 💖🙏