Friendship Greeting

I'd like to be the sort of friend that
you have been to me;
I'd like to be the help that
you've been always glad to be;

I'd like to mean as much to you
each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine,
to me along the way.

I'd like to do the big things and
the splendid things for you,
To brush the gray from out your skies
and leave them only blue;

I'd like to say the kindly things that
I so oft have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul
the way that mine you've stirred.

I'd like to give you back the joy
that you have given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need
I hope will never be;

I'd like to make you feel as rich as I,
who travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to
lean upon.

I'm wishing at this time that I
could but repay
A portion of the gladness that
you've strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year,
this only would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend
that you have been to me.

- Author Unknown

If Ever You Need Me

If ever you need me
I will always be there
If ever you need a friend
I want you to know I care
If ever you need to cry
I promise to cry with you
If ever you need someone
My heart will shine for you

If ever you cannot see the sun
Only clouds up in the sky
I will hold your hand
I will help you see life in God's eyes
If ever you think
No one is there
You have Jesus love
He will carry your despair

If ever you wonder where God is
I will help you find the way
All things are done for a reason
I will help you pray.
Remember, you are like a sister
I understand your grief
When someone you love
Needs much relief

If ever you need me
I will be by your side
Jesus never forgets you
For He also cries
You have always
Been there for me
Now it is my turn,
To help you see butterflies are free

Do not feel unhappy
Or lost inside your heart
Remember Jesus loves you
I can feel His arms
He is with you forever
He will leave you never
If you need me, I will know
Whatever happens let your fear go

If you ever need me
I am always here
I will pray for you always
Because you are so dear.


Linda Ann Henry © 2005

Beautiful Friendship

Have you ever watched a butterfly
The beauty and the grace
That perch among the lovely flowers
Looking for a special place.

I watch them as they flutter
And wonder how it could be
Through a beautiful butterfly
Your face comes to me.


I guess that's easy to explain
A friendship warm and kind
Just like the sweet butterfly
So rare when one you find.

Welcome to my happy thoughts
Of butterflies so sweet
A dear friend that I care for
Who just can't be beat.


I take this time to tell you
You are special in every way
And send this card to let you know
I'm thinking of you today.


© Ginny Bryant

My Friend

We all need someone
To talk to in our life,
A friend to whom we run
In times of stress or strife

A friend who's always there
Throughout the years,
A friend we know will care
And take away our fears.

A friend who's always near,
Waiting for our call,
To wipe away our tears,
And lift us when we fall.

A loving friend indeed,
On whom we can depend
To fulfill our every need -
Thank you, precious friend

- Unknown

True Friendship

Friendship is like the sun above thats always shining bright,

Friendship is like a golden smile that warms the coldest night,

Friendship is a priceless gift of faithfullness and grace,

and nothing in this world could ever take true friendships place..


- Unknown

Friends Forever

You're not alone
When your life is hanging on a thread,
I'll make it stronger.

You're not alone
When you have to face your monsters,
I'll help you fight them.

You're not alone
When you are hurting,
I'll heal you.

You're not alone
When you are ashamed,
I'll stand by you until the end of time.

- Unknown

Be A Friend

Be a friend. You don't need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.

Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.

Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.

- Unknown

Friendship Is…..

Friendship is not important with whom you have it…
Friendship is… how deep you have it,

Friendship is not how much you know….
Friendship is… how much you care,

Friendship is not how much you make happy…
Friendship is… how much you share sorrows,

Friendship is not how many times you reach your hand…
Friendship is… how many times you touch the heart,

Friendship is not how precious thing you give…
Friendship is… how much sensitive things you offer,

Friendship is not an achievement…
Friendship is…one beyond your destination,

Friendship is not just sharing the joy…
Friendship is… love in sharing the tears,

Long live our Friendship…..
Ever ending one… To YOU

- Unknown

The Gift Of Friends

There are days when
bubbling from us comes
the innocent child within,
who giggles at the little things
and wears a silly grin.

There are days when
melancholy comes to
visit for a while;
the mind feels tired, the body weak;
we have no strength to smile.

There are days when
joy abundant
grabs a hold of you and me;
wraps us up in all it"s splendor,
lifts us up and sets us free.

There are days when
sorrow wraps us
in its cloak of grief and fear,
"till our hearts ache to the breaking,
"till our eyes can"t shed a tear.

There are days when
love bestows us
with its wonderment and light;
with its beauty and its mystery,
its power and its might.

And there are days when
life rewards us
and seems to make amends
by granting us a marvelous gift,
the precious gift of Friends.

- Unknown

What Is Friendship?

Friendship is like the sun above thats always shining bright,
Friendship is like a golden smile that warms the coldest night,
Friendship is a priceless gift of faithfullness and grace,
and nothing in this world could ever take true friendships place..
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Friendship isn't how you forget, but how you forgive.
Not how you listen, but how you understand.
Not how you see, but how you feel.
Not how you let go, but how you hold on!
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Friendship is not a two way road....
It is a one way road travelled by two
people together hand in hand...!!

- Author unknown

My Friend

We all need someone
To talk to in our life,
A friend to whom we run
In times of stress or strife

A friend who's always there
Throughout the years,
A friend we know will care
And take away our fears.

A friend who's always near,
Waiting for our call,
To wipe away our tears,
And lift us when we fall.

A loving friend indeed,
On whom we can depend
To fulfill our every need -
Thank you, precious friend

- Unknown

Friend And Acquaintance

There is a difference between being an acquaintance and being a friend. An acquaintance is someone whose name you know, who you see every now and then, who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around.

It’s a person that you can invite to your home and share things with. But they are people who you don’t share your life with, whose actions sometimes you don’t understand because you don’t know enough about them.

On the other hand, a friend is someone you love. Not that you are “in love” with them, but you care about them and you think about them when they are not there. The people you are reminded of when you see something they might like, and you know this because you know them so well. They are the people whose pictures you have and whose faces are in your head regardless.

Friends are the people you feel safe around because you know they care about you. They call just to see how you are doing, because a friend doesn’t need an excuse. They tell you the truth, the first time, and you do the same. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.

Friends are the people who won’t laugh at you or hurt you, and if they do hurt you they try hard to make it up to you. They are the people you love, regardless of whether you realize it.

Friends are the people you cried with when you got rejected from colleges and during the last song at the prom and at graduation. They are the people that when you hug them, you don’t think about how long to hug and who’s going to be the first one to let go.

Maybe they are the people that hold the rings at your wedding, or maybe they are the people who give you away at your wedding, or maybe they are the people you marry. Maybe they are the people who cry at your wedding because they are happy or because they are proud.

They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you when you do. They are are the people whose hand you can hold, or you can hug or give them a kiss and not have it be awkward because they understand the things you do and they love you for them.

They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They watch you live and you watch them live and you learn from them. Your life is not the same without them.

- Author Unknown

Special Friendship Messages

Don't ever be angry on your friends...
Because at the last moments of our life,
We remember not the words of our enemies...
but the silence of our Friends....
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Friendship is a promise
made in the heart,
Unbreakable by distance,
unchangeable by time.
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When you ask God for gift,
Do not ask for diamonds, pearls or riches,
But the love and companionship of real true friends
And be thankful if he sends you at least one.

A Friend

A Friend is always failthful to you,
even during the bad times.

A friend is reliable...you can count on one to
always be there.

A Friend stays in touch, even though it may not
be as often as you'd like!

A true friendship is enduring, lasting even when
friends lose touch for a while.

A friend always there for you when you need
someone.

A friend is devoted to your friendship and will
never do anything to destroy it.

- Unknown

A Friend

A Friend
In Sixth Grade
A friend is someone who asks your crush so if he says no you want look stupid.

In Seventh Grade
A friend is someone who breaks up with your boyfriend when you don't have the heart to.

In Eigth Grade
A friends is someone who asks the cute guy in homeroom if he likes you.

In Ninth Grade
A friend is someone who changes their schedule so you want have classes by yourslef.

In Tenth Grade
A friend is someone who skips call because, you were crying in the bathroom.

In Eleventh Grade
A friend is someone who stays up with you all night studying for the PSAT'S.

In Twelth Grade
A friend is someone who tries to sit by youon graduation and tries not to cry while you go on stage to get your diploma.

- Unknown

What is Friendship ?

Do you know the Relationship between two eyes?


1) They blink together,

2) They move together,

3) They Cry together,

4) They see things together

5) They Sleep together

6) BUT They never see each other

That's Friendship

- Unknown

Be A Friend

Be a friend. You don't need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.

Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.

Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.

- Unknown

Friends Forever

You're not alone
When your life is hanging on a thread,
I'll make it stronger.

You're not alone
When you have to face your monsters,
I'll help you fight them.

You're not alone
When you are hurting,
I'll heal you.

You're not alone
When you are ashamed,
I'll stand by you until the end of time.

- Author Unknown

Cup of Friendship

I offer unto you my heart
Full of love within,
I share with you the cup of Jesus life
To share of where we've been.


I offer you untold moments of time
As much as it will take,
To be the best of friends
Each refreshing sip appreciate.


I offer you fellowship of a living water
Overflowing love divine,
For what we share of heaven together
Will also bless this heart of mine.


I offer you all I have from God above
For whatever life unfolds,
We shall share this cup of friendship
For all the sweetness it will hold.


Soft Whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems © 2005

Beautiful Friendship Quotes

Plant a seed of friendship;
reap a bouquet of happiness.

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Who finds a faithful
friend, finds a treasure.

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Friendship doubles our joy, and
divides our grief.

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True friendship is like sound health;
the value of it is seldom known
until it is lost.

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The greatest thing
you will ever learn
is to love and to be
loved in return.

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True friends are like diamonds,
precious and rare,
False friends are like autumn leaves
found everywhere.

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Good friends are hard to find,
harder to leave, and impossible to forget.

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- Unknown

Special Friendship Poem

Come, Walk With Me

Will you walk with me,
When days are glad
And the sun is glowing high upon the hill
Will you dance with me
When I need to laugh
Eternal joy my life to fill.

Come, will you walk with me upon the way....
To wander along
This course of life today
Seeing all to see
And dreaming as we do
Delighting in the warmth of dawn
Fresh as the morning dew.

Come, will you walk with me....
Stepping out the ups and downs
As my friend
As I will walk with you
Wandering through life's doors
Travelling twisty turns, caring as we go
Yet loving all the more.

Come, walk with me
With oneness as our goal
As we share God's love in all we do,
But, if days may come we may not understand
The pain of valleys all unknown
Then we will kneel to pray
To the One who knows.

Soft Whispers from Derry's Heart Poems © 2005

Unique Friendship Quotes

A best friend like a
Four Leaf Clover
Hard to find and
Lucky to have
~ Unknown

Good friendships are fragile things and require as much
care as any other fragile and precious thing.
~ Randolph S. Bourne

"When someone allows you to bear his burdens, you have
found deep friendship."
~ Real Live Preacher

"The main things which seem to me important on their own
account, and not merely as means to other things, are
knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of
friendship or affection."
~ Bertrand Russell

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...
It has no survival value; rather is one of those things
that give value to survival.
~ C. S. Lewis

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand,or
the kindly smile, or the joy of companionship.
It is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he
discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing
to trust him with his friendship."
~ Unknown

"To the soul, there is hardly anything more healing than friendship."
~ Thomas Moore

True Friendship Quotes

Friendship is a Single Soul, Living in two bodies.
~ Aristotle

True friendship comes when
Silence between two people
is comfortable.
~ Dave Tyson Gentry

The Secret to friendship
is being a good listener.
~ Unknown

Friendship is a horizon which,
expands whenever we approach it.
~ E.R. Hazlip

Friendship often ends in love
but love in friendship - Never.
~ Charles Caleb Colton

True Frienship is never serene.
~ Marquise de Sevigne

Friendship

May our friendship last forever;
May I sail upon your sea.
May we go through life together;
May there always be a "we."

May I be your endless sky;
May you breathe my gentle air.
May you never wonder why
Each time you look for me, I'm there.

May we be for each a smile
Like the warm, life-giving sun;
Yet when we're in pain awhile,
May our suffering be one.

May we share our special days,
The happiness of one for two;
And if we must go separate ways,
Let my love remain with you.

- Unknown

Blending of Two Hearts

Minutes, hours and days go by
But you're always by my side
When I'm down and feeling blue
I can always count on you.

You make me giggle, you make me laugh
You never bring up, events from my past
You accept me for who I am today
You always step in, when I start to stray.

No truer friend have I found
You always turn, my frown around
I was blessed by the Lord above
He sent one of His angels, so full of love.

My wonderful friend, in my heart you'll stay
Arm in arm through life, we'll find our way
My angel, my guardian, my loving friend
Two souls united, two hearts did blend.

© 2006 Chee Chee Martin

A Friendship Prayer

I paused to say a prayer today
Thoughts just flooded my mind,
I prayed that God would visit you,
And give you peace of mind.

I thanked Him for the blessings
He sends to me along the way,
I prayed that He would bless you too,
And guide you til your life is through.

I told my God some have so many trials,
And life seems such a up hill climb,
I ask that He would send you strength,
He is God, He is always on time.

You have become so dear to me
How great to have you as my friend,
I pray that angels will guard your life,
Until your journey on earth will end.


© 2006 Bernice Ward

Special Friendship Messages

Friends are those who take care without any hesitation,
Who remember you without limitation and
Who love you without any communication.

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A friend gives hope when life is low,
a friend is a place when you have nowhere to go,
a friend is honest, a friend is true.
A friend is precious a friend is you.

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Friendship is a silent gift of nature..
More old .. more strong..
More deep.. more clear..
More close.. more warm..
Less words.. more understanding..

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Friendship is a language spoken by heart...
not written on paper, not given by pledge...
it is a promise renewed every time we keep in touch...

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A deep friend is like rainbow,
when the perfect amount of happiness and tears aer mixed,
the result is a colorful bridge between two hearts.
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- Unknown

A True Friend

(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever Judges
(O)ffer support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plains thing you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality

- Author Unknown

Someone we call a Friend

God made the world with a heartfull of Love,

Then He looked down from Heaven above,

And saw that we all need a helping hand,

Someone to share with, who'll understand,

He made special people to see us through

The glad times and the sad times, too;

A person on whom we can always depend,

Someone we call a Friend...

- Unknown

Special Poem on Friendship

No matter the differences,
If we still can understand each other
That is the key to a beautiful
And a long lasting friendship...

When the world drives a wedge between us
When circumstances makes us fight
If we can't pull the trigger , hurt each other
You know you are good friends

When you are happy or when you are sad
If it is him/her you run and part
If he/she can give the meaning to your life
They are your real friends...

People may come people may go
No one makes an impact in your life
When a person comes even in your dreams
You know you got a good friend.

No matter what others say
No matter where fate takes us
If we can still keep in touch
This is our special day

No matter how much you hate
No matter how much you ignore
If he/she still make you feel warm
Celebrate everyday as "Friendship Day"

Well the world says friendship day is some day,
But as long as you keep in touch with me,
I can celebrate friendship Day, everyday...

- Unknown

Good Friendship Lines

You remind me of a flower,
Pretty, inside and outside.
A reason why people smile everyday,
A gift to all.

You remind me of chocolate,
Luscious and sweet.
Someone people can turn to in crisis,
Loved by all.

You remind me of a teddy,
Cute and huggable.
Someone people feel comfortable with,
Special to all.

You remind me of a balloon,
Happy and bouncy.
Someone people can have fun with,
Enjoyed by all.

You remind me of a lot of things,
But nothing can compare to the real person,
A friend I can look up to,
Cherished by me.

- Unknown

Friend Is....

A friend is somebody
Who knows you and likes you
Exactly the way that you are...

Someone who's special
And so close in thought
That no distance can ever seem far.

A friend understands you without any words,
Stands by you when nothing goes right...
And willingly talks over problems with you
Till they somehow just vanish from sight.

And whether you're neighbors or live miles apart,
A word from a friend gives a lift
To your heart and spirit that shows you once more
Why friendship is life's dearest gift!

- Anpurna

A Friend Who's Always There

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you,
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own,
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me

I cannot build a mountain,
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there

- Unknown

A Friend Who's Always There

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you,
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own,
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me

I cannot build a mountain,
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there

- Unknown

Best of Friends

The best of friends,
Can change a frown,
Into a smile,
when you feel down.

The best of friends,
Will understand,
Your little trials,
And lend a hand.

The best of friends,
Will always share,
Your secret dreams,
Because they care.

The best of friends,
Worth more than gold,
Give all the love.

- Unknown

A Friend's Greeting

I'd like to be the sort of friend that
you have been to me;
I'd like to be the help that
you've been always glad to be;

I'd like to mean as much to you
each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine,
to me along the way.

I'd like to do the big things and
the splendid things for you,
To brush the gray from out your skies
and leave them only blue;

I'd like to say the kindly things that
I so oft have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul
the way that mine you've stirred.

I'd like to give you back the joy
that you have given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need
I hope will never be;

I'd like to make you feel as rich as I,
who travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to
lean upon.

I'm wishing at this time that I
could but repay
A portion of the gladness that
you've strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year,
this only would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend
that you have been to me.

- Author Unknown -

Need a Friend

Life is a splendid thing, for sure
Or could be, quite a lot,
For being showered with loving friends
Is the nicest thing we've got.
God's been watering all our hearts
Of this we do not doubt,
In planting only lovely things
We get the good things out.

If we've got some love to share
With a friend all tried and true,
We sure feel oh so cozy
Sharing the special things we do.
Sometimes these days it pours with rain
So we hit some right raw mud,
But we can patch it up with loving
And chuckle at the fun.

Our God was nice to make blue skies
Come out with nice sunny hours
In rolling out the cutest kids
He planted all the flowers.
This place is not all bad
From all the praying on our knees,
Cause it has a kinder face
With all the nicest you and me's.

God gives us all a bite to eat
And with enough to spend,
Then is generous too, to share
A little more to lend.
These days there's way too much
Of shoving just to get,
We need to leave a lot more space
For loving others yet.

But, I do thank our caring Father
The brightest morning star,
That He is keeping watch on all
To keep us safe just as we are.
I send you lots of happy thoughts
With prayers God bless your health,
To laugh away tomorrows blues
And a huggle for your little self.


Source : Soft Whispers from Derry's Heart Poems © 2004

Beautiful Friendship Poem

My Special Angel

You came to me one day
An angel, I can only see
My hand you held
In spirit you are with me

You are "My Special Angel"
How beautiful the world can be
In the Heavens, on the earth
You opened up your hand for me
A flower did you hold
A message of love
Forever told

I want to fly with you
You made my life new
A butterfly, I became
A special angel, has helped me change

You are My Special Angel
So wonderful and rare
I will always be with you
In the sky and in the air

You will always be special
In my heart you will stay
You help pick me up
And send a smile to me
Along the way.

© 2005 Linda Ann Henry

Unique Friendship Messages

Birth is start of life
Beauty is art of life
Love is part of life
Death is last of life
But
Friend is heart of life
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Longest Love Is Mothers Love....
Shortest Love Is Others Love....
Sweetest Loves Is Lovers Love...
But Strongest Love Is Friends Love...
Like You & Me............
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Friends are those who take care without any hesitation,
Who remember you without limitation and
Who love you without any communication.
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Friendship is like a Tree.....
It is not MEASURED by how TALL it could be,
but how deeply the roots have grown.
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Friendship improves happiness and abates misery,
by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.
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- Author Unknown

You Are Here With Me

I look out to the ocean
So big and so wide
It makes me stronger
Knowing in my heart
You are at my side

I see the sunset
So beautiful to see
It is now a new day
I feel you with me

I look at the bright stars in the night
God made all of these
It makes my heart sing
When you are at my side, with me

I can climb a mountain
The clouds in the sky, are so blue
It is like a miracle
My being here with you

I see the waves come in from the sea
Life is forever, the soul takes flight
You are in the flowers and the trees
Everywhere I look, you will always be here with me.

© 2005 Linda Ann Henry

Best Friendship Messages

It's easy to take our friendship
and each other for granted -
to forget what life would be like,
without each other to laugh with
to be with, to care about.....But

whenever I slow down and give
our friendship a thought,
I still feel that.....It's one of
the finest relationships I have and
I still see the same sentiment
reflecting in you!

You're My Friends For Life !!!

- Author Unknown -

Come, Walk With Me

Will you walk with me,
When days are glad
And the sun is glowing high upon the hill
Will you dance with me
When I need to laugh
Eternal joy my life to fill.

Come, will you walk with me upon the way....
To wander along
This course of life today
Seeing all to see
And dreaming as we do
Delighting in the warmth of dawn
Fresh as the morning dew.

Come, will you walk with me....
Stepping out the ups and downs
As my friend
As I will walk with you
Wandering through life's doors
Travelling twisty turns, caring as we go
Yet loving all the more.

Come, walk with me
With oneness as our goal
As we share God's love in all we do,
But, if days may come we may not understand
The pain of valleys all unknown
Then we will kneel to pray
To the One who knows.

- Soft Whispers from Derry's Heart Poems © 2005

Stay As True Friends

When miles come in numbers
it may seem a dream
of friendships that blossomed
that now seem supreme.

For two found a moment
as echoes they heard
that are now as miles
with just written word.

The friendships of theirs
came deep from within
as they followed their hearts
then time and agin.

The miles came quickly,
but yet they seemed slow,
for when they were together
they just didn't know.

The friendships still strive on
as miles come conclude
with letter after letter
as a friendship prelude.

For now still the friendships
of them each today
are holding fast together
in a lovingly way.

Love comes in packages
that miles can't destroy,
as they stay as true friends
as a girl and a boy.

So miles cannot dissipate
what's truly alive,
because it's the memories
that keep them alive.

©By Bill Pearce

Inspiring Friendship Story - Ruby's Roses

The neighborhood kids nicknamed the cranky old couple Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednose. Rumor was that they sat inside and drank whiskey all day. It was true that Jack and Ruby Jones preferred to keep to themselves. About the only words we ever heard from them were "Keep out of our rosebushes!"

The rosebushes were seventy beautiful floribunda shrubs that served as a fence between our house and theirs. The rose fence took quite a bit of abuse, since our house was the neighborhood hangout. I was eleven at the time and the oldest of six active girls. We should have played our softball games elsewhere to avoid hurting the roses, but we secretly enjoyed irritating Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednose.

Jack and Ruby had a son whom we nicknamed Crazy Jack Junior. He was due to come home from Vietnam. We heard he had been discharged because of a nervous breakdown. The neighborhood had thrown a big party for Jimmy Brown when he came home from the war, but no one offered to have a party for Crazy Jack Junior.

The day Crazy Jack Junior was scheduled to come home, we had a neighborhood softball game in our yard. Johnny McGrath was trying to catch a fly ball. He stumbled over one of Ruby Rednose's thorny rosebushes and fell on top of several more. Boy, did he yell, but the roses were the ones that really suffered. From my vantage point at second base, it looked like about ten of them were damaged pretty badly. Johnny's timing was terrible, because as he lay there swearing at the roses, the Joneses' pickup rolled into the driveway. The truck screeched to a halt and Crazy Jack Junior sprang out. He ran full speed toward Johnny.

"You little punk!" he screamed. "Look what you've done to our family's roses! You've always been trouble. I'm going to fetch my gun and shoot you!"

The next few minutes were a blur. The neighborhood kids ran for their lives. Ruby and Jack tried to restrain their son. He continued to yell threats and profanities. Ruby wasn't my favorite person, but I felt sorry for her when I saw her tearfully pleading with Crazy Jack Junior. Finally, they coaxed him inside.

Meanwhile, my sisters and I tore into our house. Breathlessly, we told Mom what had happened. She put down her sewing and scolded, "Girls, I have told you not to play softball near those bushes. Come outside right now and help me fix them."

"Mom, we thought you didn't like the Joneses," we protested. "They're mean to us. Besides, Crazy Jack Junior might shoot us."

Mom just glared at us. We followed her outside to help mend the rose fence.

While Mom examined the damaged roses, my sisters and I hung back, plotting how to get out of the thorny job. As we whispered back and forth, the Joneses' garage door opened and Ruby slowly walked out. She looked sad. And it wasn't her nose that was red, it was her eyes.

Ruby walked over to my mother. The two women stood looking at each other through the new gap in the rose fence. We girls held our breath, waiting to see who would shout first and what terrible things would be said. How much trouble would we be in when it was all over?

Suddenly my mother stepped forward and hugged Ruby. "I'm glad your son came back home," she said gently. "It must have been a horrible experience in Vietnam. We're sorry about the flowers. The girls will replace them if we can't fix them. In return for all the bother, they'll help you weed the roses this summer."

My sisters and I looked at each other in horror, but Ruby smiled at my mother through her tears. "I know we're particular about these roses," she said, "but they're very special to us. When my mother came from England, she brought one tiny part of her favorite rosebush. That was her reminder of home."

She paused a minute, then said sadly, "My mother had a magic touch with flowers. Over the years that one plant multiplied into all these bushes. Since she died, I've tried to keep them up, but I just don't have her magic touch."

Her voice was all choked up. "Mom died while Jack Junior was in Vietnam. He just found out about her death today. When he saw her rosebushes damaged, it was the last straw."

Ruby mopped at her tears. "Once we got him inside and calmed down, he admitted he's out of control. Jack just drove him to Clinton Valley to be admitted to a treatment program."

By now I felt really bad for the Jones family - what a sorrowful homecoming! I could tell my mother and sisters felt the same.

"We all enjoy the roses as much as you do. We'll be happy to help you care for them," my mother said. "You know, some people say I have a magic touch with flowers, too."

Soon both women were down on their knees talking and examining the damaged bushes together. A few weeks later, the plants all returned with vigor. My mother and Ruby worked together on the roses all summer long and many summers to follow. So did my sisters and I. A friendship formed between the families that would include countless birthdays, graduations and weddings - including Jack Junior's.

Years later, when her son left home and her husband died, Ruby became part of our family, spending many happy hours at our house. She wasn't Ruby Rednose anymore; she was Aunt Ruby. And the rose fence wasn't a fence any longer. My mother had turned it into a bridge.

- By Donna Gundle-Krieg

True Friendship Poem

If Ever You Need Me

If ever you need me
I will always be there

If ever you need a friend
I want you to know I care

If ever you need to cry
I promise to cry with you

If ever you need someone
My heart will shine for you

If ever you cannot see the sun
Only clouds up in the sky
I will hold your hand
I will help you see life in God's eyes

If ever you think
No one is there
You have Jesus love
He will carry your despair

If ever you wonder where God is
I will help you find the way
All things are done for a reason
I will help you pray.

Remember, you are like a sister
I understand your grief
When someone you love
Needs much relief

If ever you need me
I will be by your side

Jesus never forgets you
For He also cries

You have always
Been there for me
Now it is my turn,
To help you see butterflies are free

Do not feel unhappy
Or lost inside your heart
Remember Jesus loves you
I can feel His arms
He is with you forever
He will leave you never

If you need me, I will know
Whatever happens let your fear go

If you ever need me
I am always here
I will pray for you always
Because you are so dear.


- Linda Ann Henry © 2005

Beautiful Friendship Messages

God has given us two gifts; one is choice & another is chance.
Choice is to select a good friend & chance is to have a best one like you.
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Walk with me when your hearts needs company, take my hand when you feel all alone,
turn to me when you need someone to lean on, coz I'm a friend you can always depend on.
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"Old friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamonds !
If you get Diamonds, Don't Forget Gold Because Only Gold can Hold a Diamond.
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Listen and Silent are 2 words with same alphabet
& are very important for Friendship
because only a friend can listen to you when you are Silent.
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Words begin with A... B... C...
Numbers begin with 1... 2... 3...
Music begins with sa... re... ga...
But friendship begins with You & Me.
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A friend is like a "PILLOW", you can hug it when you are in trouble, you can cry on it
when you are in pain, you can embrace it when you are happy...!
Always remember I can be your PILLOW.

- Author Unknown

Just Friends VS. Best Friends

A Just Friend says..hi,..hello, ..bye,... and walks away...
A Best friend always stop by your side & asks how r u doing ??


A Just Friend has never seen you cry.
A Best friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.


A Just Friend thinks the friendship is over, when you have an argument.
A Best friend knows that it's not a friendship, until after you've had a fight.


A Just Friend hates it when you call, after he has gone to bed.
A Best friend asks you.... why you took so long to call.


A Just Friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A Best friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.


A Just Friend jealous about your romantic history.
A Best friend wonders of your love story.....


A Just Friend expects you to be always there for any help.
A Best friend is always there, wherever you require any help.


A Just Friend doesn't have time in his/her busy schedule,
A Best friend always have time for you in his/her busy schedules... .


A Just Friend phones you whenever he/she has some work,
A Best friend calls you often just to hear your voice.....


A Just Friend doesn’t have anything to talk to you on phone,
A Best friend doesn’t know...what all to finish...


- Author Unknown

Best Friendship Messages

As long as we have memories,
yesterday remains,
as long as we have hope,
tomorrow awaits,
as long as we have friendship,
each day is never a waste...
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When life gets you down
and nothing seems to go
your way,
remember you always
Have a Friend.
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A friend is an angel
who lifts us off our
feet when our wings
have trouble
remembering how to fly.
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Making a million friends is not a miracle,
the miracle is to find a friend
who will stand by you
when a million are against you !!!
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- Unknown

Meaning of Friendship

Friendship means.....
to FEEL someone in every HEARTBIT
to FIND someone in every THOUGHT
to SEE someone with CLOSED EYES &
to MISS someone without reason.
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Friendship is like standing on wet cement..
The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave and
You can never go without leaving footprints behind.
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Friendship is like a clap,
it makes sound great when we clap with two hands and
friendship is strong when two person can understand each other,
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True friendship is like sound health;
the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.

- Author Unknown

A Special Friendship Poem

Forgetting you is hard to do,
Forgetting me is up to you !
Forget me not, Forget me never and
You will have a lovable Friend Forever...!

- Unknown

Unique Friendship Messages

Believe not only in yourself,
but believe in your friends as well for it is
in eyes of your friend that you discover yorself.
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If somebody leaves you with lots of tears.. then just save them safely,
Later when a person who come to you with happiness, then just compare
the saved tears and present happiness.

If happiness overcomes your tears...
then I am sure you have found your BEST FRIEND.
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Love is a post paid, one month you don't pay, connection will be cut.
But friendship is life time prepaid whether you pay or not,
incoming is free for lifetime.
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Birds that live in a lake will fly away when the lake dries up.
But the lotus in the same lake dies with the lake.
That's the commitment in relationship.....
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A word to say, A word to hear, Even in your absence I feel you near....
Our relation is strong, Hope it goes long....
We'll remain friends, Till our HEART go on....
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Being visible isn't always a requirement for being close,
it just takes some thoughtful gesture and concern
to capture the HEART and FRIEND.
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Great relationships are not necessarily about finding similarities
it is more about...Respecting differences....
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Friends never make assumptions about you.
They never expect a reason to go out with you.
In fact friends only expect you to be you!
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One should try to make new friends everyday,
without the company of friends life is barren, and has no meaning.

One should learn that art of making friends,
because at the end of the life we remember our friends.
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Believe not only in yourself, but believe in your friends
as well for it is in the eye's of your friend that you discover yourself.
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- Author Unknown

A Friendship Prayer

God, I come to your throne for prayer
Knowing that you are always near
You always know what's on my mind,
For you are always right on time.

I have so many dear loving friends
Some in need, others hurt so much,
Would you please just stop by today,
To let them feel your loving touch

I just leave them in your loving care
As I kneel before you, I leave a prayer.
That You will supply each need today,
They will know you are not far away.

I leave them now in your strong arms
Knowing Lord, your will be done,
All things happen, it is your plan,
Someday in glory we will understand.

Friends stand by when we're in need
How nice to feel friends gentle breeze,
I give God thanks for each one so dear,
Friends are special, God answers prayer.

- © 2006 Bernice Ward

Friendship Facts...

A friend is like a flower,
a rose to be exact,
or maybe like a brand new gate
that never comes unlatched.

A friend is like an owl,
but beautiful and wise.
or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,
whose spirit never dies.

A friend is like those blades of grass
you can never mow,
standing straight, tall, and proud
in a perfect little row.

A friend is like a heart that goes
strong until the end.
Where would we be in this world
if we didn't have a friend?

- Unknown -

I Have A Friend!!!

I have a friend with a loving heart
She is not blind to me, but with her soul she sees
When my tears were falling with the rain
Into my life this angel came

I have a friend sent with a prayer
To get me through the life out there
She brings in the sun forever and a day
In my room she put a chime
To make sure I would be okay

I have a friend who taught me to breathe
Life is now not just a part of the life I lead
She opened my shutters
The light came through
Into my heart, now I can live
My path I always knew

I have a friend, an angel to me
She found who I am and who I will be
A gift from God, a treasure to see
She saw the beauty which is in me.

- Linda Ann Henry -

Friendship Is…..

Friendship is not important with whom you have it…
Friendship is… how deep you have it,

Friendship is not how much you know….
Friendship is… how much you care,

Friendship is not how much you make happy…
Friendship is… how much you share sorrows,

Friendship is not how many times you reach your hand…
Friendship is… how many times you touch the heart,

Friendship is not how precious thing you give…
Friendship is… how much sensitive things you offer,

Friendship is not an achievement…
Friendship is…one beyond your destination,

Friendship is not just sharing the joy…
Friendship is… love in sharing the tears,

Long live our Friendship…..
Ever ending one… To YOU

- Unknown

What is Friendship?

Friendship mean beauty of a human

Friendship mean like golds

Friendship mean fresh flower

Friendship mean feeling

Friendship mean happiness

Friendship mean pleased

Friendship mean sharing

Friendship mean thinking

Friendship mean suggestion

Friendship mean connection

Friendship mean wasting time

Friendship mean killer of life

Friendship mean teasing

Friendship mean joking

Friendship mean good relationship

Friendship mean good partner

Friendship mean calling in a savior condition

Friendship mean leaving in a savior condition

Friendship mean living in a good condition

Friendship mean time pass

Friendship mean investigate

Friendship means a part of life

Friendship means a nice thing

Friendship means a river

Friendship mean winds

Friendship mean very sensitive relation

Friendship mean trees of food

Friendship mean taste than sugar

- Unknown

Cool Friendship Quotes

Friends are like gold. Each one is rich and they all last a lifetime.
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Yeah we're tight, and yeah we fight, but through all of it,
there's one thing that will never change, we'll be friends forever.
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If CARE is a WAVE, I give you SEA.
If RESPECT is a LEAF, I give you TREE.
If TRUST is a PLANET, I give you GALAXY,
If FRIENDSHIP is LIFE, I give you MINE 4 FREE..
keep smiling.
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One day Friendship & Love met one-another.
Love asked Friendship -"Why do You exist if I'm there?"
So Friendship said -"To give a Smile to those eyes in which You leave Tears."
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Its not an achievement to make 100 Friends in a Year,
but an achievement is tp make a Friend for 100 Years,
and I know I've made ONE, that's . . . YOU !!
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- Unknown

Friendly Thoughts

In thoughts--I often visit you
And we share a laugh--or two
And talk of things we both hold dear
Like memories--both old and new.

We share our heartaches, and our joys,
Cause that's what friends are for.
Knowing we can be "ourselves"
To hearts with an "open door".

Advice is free, and its meant to be
A caring gesture of love.
With never a judgment for our mistakes,
But a haven from life's push and shove.

Though time and miles stretch between us.
With contentment, I've found what I sought.
As I smile---and sigh in remembering.
My visits to you----in a thought.

- Author Unknown

Beautiful Friendship Messages

Beauty is start of life,
beauty is art of life,
risk is part of life,
and good friend is heart of life

Count our Life By Smiles, not Tears;
Count our Age By FRIENDS, Not Years.
There's a golden bridge called Friendship
That spans the river time,
And it links our hearts together ,
Though seperate roads we climb.

I may not be.. -The *Prettiest* girl alive- -
The *Richest* girl alive- -Or the *Smartest* girl alive- ..
But I do know Im.. -The *-luckiest-* girl alive- ..
Because I have the best friends by my side....

- Author Unknown

Friends To Make Our Lives Better

Its not easy becoming a friend or making one because a friend is not a state of mind. Its real and its in your face. A friend is someone who makes your life worth its while a little more than yesterday. While everybody has their own definitions of a "friend", the long and short of it is we all need friends to make our lives better. We at TheHolidaySpot value our friendship as much as you do and would like to share our ideas of how to become an ideal friend with you, for if wasn't for you we wouldn't be where we are today.

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY...

In friendship "honesty" is the key word. One should always be honest to his or her friends.
Don't overlook their faults, even if you have none for you are his friend!
Praise them honestly and openly.
Say you're sorry, when you hurt your friend. Don't let them assume it.

GIVE MORE THAN YOU TAKE...

Be there when they need you or you may wind up alone.
Love them unconditionally, that is the only condition. Make them feel special, because aren't we all special?
Never forget them, who wants to feel forgotten.

BE SUPPORTIVE...

Cheer them on, we all need encouragement now and then.
Encourage their dreams and aspiration, Life seems almost meaningless without them.
Your words count, use them wisely.
Use good judgement.
Wish them luck, hopefully good
Eamine your motives before you "help" out
Just be there when they need you
Really listen, a friendly ear is a soothing balm

FORGIVENESS...

Forgive them for, "To Err is Human", and you just may end up making the same mistakes in course of time..

KEEP THE FAITH...

Have faith in them. For, there is no love without trust.
Zip your lips when they confide in you

EXPRESS YOURSELF CLEARLY

Know when they need a hug, and couldn't you use one?
Offer to help, and know when " No thanks" is just politeness
Quietly disagree, noisy No's make enemies
Verbalsise your feelings

HAVE FUN...

Get together often, misery loves company, so does glee.
Talk frequently, communication is important.

Enjoying your friendship is the order of the day. So its not what we call a friendship if you don't feel right.
Always remember a friendship is worth it when you are able to enjoy the amazing relationship with no holds barred. Its a mutual bond for life that you cant give up.

- Author Unknown

Special Friendship Messages

Wonderful people r carefully created by God,
wonderful moments are carefully planned by God,
wonderful friends like you are carefully gifted by God
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Hundred words does not give pain.
But a true friend silence makes more tears in heart.
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Make your life a house your heart can live in.
With a door that is open to receive friends.
And a garden full of memories.... of many good things
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But friendship is precious,
not only in the shade,
but in the sunshine of life;
and thanks to a benevolent
arrangement of things,
the greater part of life is sunshine
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- Author Unknown

Friend Is SomeOne Special

A Friend is someone special
Sharing moments that are precious
Always true, yet like a perfect diamond
Are rare and few

Unconditional times are spent
Through laughter and tears
These memories will last
Through out the years

When you are troubled
And your burden is heavy
A friend is there
To chase away your tears and worries

A friend is always concerned for your well being
Lending advice for you to learn when needed
Never demanding or judgmental
A friend is truly sentimental

So always remember at any given day
A true friend showers you with love and sincerity
And forever in your heart they remain
Thank you for being my friend

- Author Unknown

Beautiful Friendship Poem - Best Friend

Whenever you need me I'll be there.
I want you to know that I truly care.

When life knocks you down on your knees,
I'll be at your side just as fast as you please.

A shoulder to cry on when times are rough,
An encouraging word when you don't feel good enough.

An ear to listen to your hopes and your dreams,
A voice of moderation when you've gone to extremes.

Someone to share the good and the bad,
I will be the worlds best friend you ever had!

- Unknown -

Whay We Need Friends?

We need friends for many reasons, all throughout the four seasons.

We need friends to comfort us when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice.
We need someone we can count on to treat us nice.

We need friends because we are social in nature,
and having friends makes us feel secure.

We need friends to remember us once we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

- Author Unknown

Meaning of F.R.I..E.N.D.S.H.I.P

"F" is for Fun............That friends share when they are together.

"R" is for Reliability....A true friend is someone that you can always rely on.

"I" is for Interest.......Someone who is genuinely interested in you, your fears, joys, and life.

"E" is for Energy.........They pick you up when you are down, and give you the energy to go on and believe in yourself.

"N" is for Nothing........Nothing is ever too much, no matter what time it is, night or day.

"D" is for Distance.......Although the miles may separate you, a true friend is never far away.

"S" is for Secrets......Your feelings and personal/private thoughts that you can only share with a friend.

"H" is for Happiness......The way one feels when they are with a friend.

"I" is for Inseparable....Through good times and bad, tears and laughter. A friend will always be there for you.

"P" is for Perfect....The friendship...........................

- Unknown

Every Time

Every time I breathe,
I am reminded of you.

Every time my heart beats,
I am thinking of you.

Every time I dream,
I dream only of you.

Every time I am alone,
I am in search of you.

Every time I hear,
I hear none but you.

Every time the wind passes me,
I feel u by my side.

Every time my friend,
every hour,
every minute,
every second.

I feel you’re presence in my life...
Every time..

- Unknown -

Real Friend

Whenever you need me I'll be there.
I want you to know that I truly care.

When life knocks you down on your knees,
I'll be at your side just as fast as you please.

A shoulder to cry on when times are rough,
An encouraging word when you don't feel good enough.

An ear to listen to your hopes and your dreams,
A voice of moderation when you've gone to extremes.

Someone to share the good and the bad,
I will be the worst best friend you ever had!

- Author Unknown -

Our Friendship Is as Close as Closest Sisters

Our friendship is as close as closest sisters,
Two flutes with a single melody,
Interchanging runs through changing vistas,
Notes like birds alighting on a tree.
To some, friends are like books upon a shelf;
Yet you to me are like another self.
This music will not stop for other misters,
Nor will it pause for princes, real or elf.
However life may wend, we will be we.

- Unknown

Your Friendship Is the Sky Above My Home

Your friendship is the sky above my home,
The crystal air I breathe, through which I see.
I can't believe how much you mean to me.
Without you with me, time would turn to stone.
I don't know why I need you so, or how
I know so absolutely I'll be there
In times your wounded heart can hardly bear.
I only know this truth is with me now.

Why is it in our lives that we need friends
To be awake and fully what we are?
Alone we dream but never cross the bar;
With you I share a grace that never ends.

- Author Unknown

It's Been So Good to Have You as a Friend

It's been so good to have you as a friend:
As sweet and rich as honey-colored sun
Slanting steep across a summer lawn,
Gilding life with all that love can lend.

And now that you yourself have griefs to tend,
I want to be the strong and caring one
To count to you the lovely things you've done
Until these troubles pass and sorrows end.

You are so beautiful in form and soul
That you bring happiness to all you're near:
Just as a sea rose, flowering in mist,
Makes a paradise of some bleak shoal,
Turning truth to something far more clear,
No pain unsoothed or rain-swept cheek unkissed.

- Unknown

A Good Definition of Real Friend

Friendship

Each of us has a hidden place
Somewhere deep within ourselves;
A place where we go to get away,
To think things through,
To be alone, to be ourselves.

This unique place, where we confront our deepest feelings,
becomes a storehouse of all our hopes,
All our need, all our Dreams,
And even our unspoken fears.
It encompasses the essence of who we are and what we want to be.

But now and then, whether by chance or design,
Someone discovers a way into that place we thought was ours alone.
And we allow that person to see, to feel and to share
All the reason, all the uncertainty
And all the emotion we've stored up there.

That person adds new perspective to our hidden realm,
Then quietly settles down in his own corner of our special place,
Where a bit of himself will stay forever.

And we call that person a FRIEND......


- Unknown

A Friendly Smile

Everything's gone wrong today
No one reacts to anything you say
No matter how much you scream and cry,
the world seems to be passing you by.
No one seems to notice or care,
that you are trying to be heard over your despair.

But on one face a smile shines through,
a smile that knows and cares about you.
A smile with love to lend,
on a face you recognize as a friend.

- Unknown

Inspirational Friendship Story - My Dog, My Buddy

A touching inspirational friendship story about why dogs do go to heaven. A must read for any dog lover!

An old man and his dog were walking down this dirt road with fences on both sides, they came to a gate in the fence and looked in, it was nice - grassy, woody areas, just what a 'huntin' dog and man would like, but, it had a sign saying 'no trespassing' so they walked on.

They came to a beautiful gate with a person in white robes standing there. "Welcome to Heaven"
he said. The old man was happy and started in with his dog following him.

The gatekeeper stopped him. "Dogs aren't allowed, I'm sorry but he can't come with you." "What
kind of Heaven won't allow dogs? If He can't come in, then I will stay out with him. He's been my faithful companion all his life, I can't desert him now. " "Suit yourself, but I have to warn you,
the Devil's on this road and he'll try to sweet talk you into his area, he'll promise you anything, but, the dog can't go there either. If you won't leave the dog, you'll spend Eternity on this road " So the old man and dog went on.

They came to a rundown fence with a gap in it, no gate, just a hole. Another old man was inside. "Scuse me Sir, my dog and I are getting mighty tired, mind if we come in and sit in the shade for awhile?" "Of course, there's some cold water under that tree over there. Make yourselves
comfortable " "You're sure my dog can come in? The man down the road said dogs weren't allowed anywhere." "Would you come in if you had to leave the dog?" " No sir, that's why I didn't go to Heaven, he said the dog couldn't come in. We'll be spending Eternity on this road, and a glass of cold water and some shade would be mighty fine right about now. But, I won't
come in if my buddy here can't come too, and that's final. "

The man smiled a big smile and said "Welcome to Heaven." "You mean this is Heaven? Dogs ARE allowed? How come that fellow down the road said they weren't?" "That was the Devil and he gets all the people who are willing to give up a life long companion for a comfortable place to stay.

They soon find out their mistake, but, then it's too late.

The dogs come here, the fickle people stay there. GOD wouldn't allow dogs to be banned from Heaven.

After all, HE created them to be man's companions in life, why would he separate them in death?"

- Author Unknown

Funny Friendship Poem - Truth About Friends

My Friend
When you are sad,
I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge against the evil bastard who made you sad.

When you are blue, ...
I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

When you smile, ...
I'll know you finally got laid.

When you are scared, ...
I will take the piss about it every chance I get.

When you are worried, ...
I will tell you horrible stories about how much
worse it could be and to quit whining.

When you are confused, ...
I will use little words to explain it to your dumb ass.

When you are sick, ...
Stay the hell away from me until you're well again.
I don't want whatever you have.

When you fall, ...
I will point and laugh at you.

This is my oath, ...I pledge till the end.

- Unknown

Tips on How to Make New True Friend

Here are some bits of advice telling you the meanings of true friends and hopefully help you to make new true friends and to keep them.

Need to know how to make new friends? Having trouble making new friends? Well these little bits of advice I got off a friendship card will certainly give you a few tips on making new friends. Keep these in mind as you go out and soon you will lots of new TRUE friends. Good Luck!

1. Don't worry about knowing people, just make yourself worth knowing.

2. Be friendly with the folks you know. If it weren't for them you would be a total stranger.

3. Friends are those who speak to you after others don't.

4. The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail and not his tongue.

5. The way to have friends is to be willing to lose some arguments.

6. Deal with other's faults as gently as if they were your own.

7. A friend is a person who can step on your toes without messing your shine.

8. You will never have a friend if you must have one without faults.

9. You can make more friends by being interested in them than trying to have them be interested in you.

10. A real friend is a person who, when you've made a fool of yourself, lets you forget it.

11. A friend is a person who listens attentively while you say nothing.

12. A friend is someone who thinks you're a good egg even though you're slightly cracked.

. . . and most important, A FRIEND IS A TREASURE!

- Author Unknown

The Golden Chain Of Friendship

Friendship is like a golden chain, the links are friends so dear,
And like a rare and precious jewel it's treasured more each year...

It's clasped together firmly with a love deep and true,
And it's rich with happy memories and fond recollections, too...

Time can't destroy it's beauty for as long as memory lives,
Years can't erase the pleasure that the joy of friendship gives...

For friendship is a priceless gift that can't be bought or sold,
But to have an understanding friend is worth far more than gold...

And the golden chain of friendship is a strong and blessed tie
Binding kindred hearts together as the years go passing by.


~ Helen Steiner Rice

Never Alone

He can calm the troubled waters
When you walk in dark despair.
There is hope when you feel helpless
Knowing that the Lord is there...

Sharing in your sunshine moments
Or in valleys deep and wide,
He will never, ever leave you-
He is always by your side.

There's no other friend so faithful
Through the sunshine and the rain,
Through the teardrops and the laughter,
In your joy and in your pain.

We could never, ever thank Him
For His Love He gives so free,
Never changing... never ending
Throughout all eternity

Oh, the wonders of all wonders
As we live from day to day
Knowing that we have a Father
Who is with us all the way.

Courtesy : Gertrude B. McClain

A Smile for Your Friend!!!

Smile, though your heart is aching.

Smile, though it feels like breaking.

What? You don't feel like smiling today?

Oh, c'mon...there must be SOMETHING to smile about!

Let's see.... How about if you think about me?

Or, think about me thinking about you!

How about if I come over and give you a little squeeze...

Or a great big HUG!

Whatever it takes to make you smile I'll do it, because

That's What Friends Are For!

- Unknown

Friends in France

All my life I had fantasized about going to the south of France, and these imaginings conjured up the most profoundly warm feelings deep within my soul. The more I imagined going there, the more I felt compelled to do it.

When I was a flight attendant, I met a fellow flight attendant who had lived in Aix-en-Provence during college. I told him of my dream, and he jotted down the name of the family he had lived with eight years earlier. He handed me that paper and said, “If you ever do go, call them and give my regards.”

That piece of paper was a catalyst to my dream. The moment I received it, I decided I would simply have to go. I imagined renting a room in Aix from these people and living there for as long as I could. My images were intoxicating—lavender fields, herbes-de-provence, wine, cheese,
baguettes.

I knew I had to go, but I didn’t want to go alone. I decided to convince my friend Heidi to come with me. By now, my imagination had completely taken over; I was forming plans.

“Heidi, come with me,” I said. “I have friends we can stay with. It’ll be a great experience!” I wasn’t really lying. I had that piece of paper, and it felt very friendly.

I seduced Heidi with my imaginings, and with the assurance of “friends,” it didn’t take much to get her to go with me. I took a leave from my job, and two months later we were off. I had studied French in college and told Heidi I could speak it (although the truth was that I didn’t speak it very well). It didn’t matter. My imagination was filled with such lovely images of friends and fun that I felt what I knew was enough to get by. We packed our Sportsac suitcases and left with $500 apiece—a small fortune to us.

We were in a romantic, adventurous whirlwind until we hit Paris—expensive, impersonal, and overwhelming. We decided to leave after only one day.

“To the south, where the good life is!” we chanted, boarding the express train at the Gare de Lyon.

Halfway between Lyon and Marseilles, Heidi, now suffering serious culture shock and jet lag, asked me about my friends. Uh-oh. I was in trouble. I explained that I ­hadn’t met them yet, but not to worry.

She was horrified.

Clinging to my imaginings the rest of the way, I moved to the other side of the railroad car and looked up a cheap hotel in my Michelin guide. We arrived in Marseilles at midnight, and our taxi took us to the Hotel Martini, my one-star choice hotel. It was a seedy flophouse two blocks from the train station. Starving and grossed out by the hotel, we stuffed our money in our pockets and went looking for a place to eat.

Three blocks from the hotel, we happened upon a street fight between local drug dealers. We startled them, and they started chasing us, knives flashing. We ran screaming down the street, in fear for our lives.

As we raced around the corner back toward the hotel, a police paddy wagon shined its bright lights on us, and three cops jumped out of the wagon.

“Arretez-vous! (Stop!)” they shouted, guns pointing right at us.

We had only been in Marseilles thirty minutes, and already we had been mistaken for druggies or prostitutes and thrown into the back of a police paddy wagon! Not quite what I had imagined, but what an adventure. Heidi was in shock. I must have been, too, because I started laughing. The whole experience had become too weird for even my imagination. Heidi demanded that I explain who we were, that we were lost and hungry and scared and . . .

“I can’t,” I finally admitted. “I don’t know enough French!”

After a few more scary minutes, I managed to say, “We are lost!” in French. The cops conversed wildly, guns still pointed at us, eyes darting back and forth to us, to each other, and then . . . the guns went down.

In broken English, one policeman said, “Americans, no? You lost? Need a room?

Yes?”

“Yes, yes!” we screamed. “Oui, oui!” Our heads bobbed like apples in a bucket of water.

He took pity on us. He bantered back and forth passionately with the three other cops for a few more minutes, and then said, “No worry. I help.”

We were whisked to the safety of a beautiful country manor in Aix, our original destination! The policeman’s grandmother fed us, and we were given a wonderful room overlooking a hillside of lavender, just as I had imagined.

“See, Heidi?” I said, finally drifting off to sleep in my cozy bed after our exhausting thirty-six-hour ordeal. “I told you we had friends in the south of France!”

Such good friends, in fact, that I ended up living there rent-free for six months!

- Sonia Choquette

If Nobody Smiled

If nobody smiled and nobody cared
and nobody helped us along.

If every moment looked after itself and
good things always went to the strong;

If nobody cared just a little about you
and nobody cared about me,

and we stood alone, in the battle of life,
What a sad old world this would be.

Life is sweet, 'cuz of friends we have made
and the things that we choose to share.

We want to live on, enjoying ourselves,
and enjoying the people who care.

It is doing and giving for somebody else
on which all of life's beauty depends.

The joy of this world,
when you've summed it all up,
is found in the making of friends.

- Unknown

Beautiful Friendship Quotes

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one
day, so I never have to live without you."
~ Winnie the Pooh
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"True friendship is like sound health; the
value of it is seldom known until it be lost."
~ Charles Caleb Colton
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"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."


"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend."
~ Albert Camus.
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"Strangers are just friends waiting to happen."

"Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life."

"Friendship is one mind in two bodies."
~ Mencius
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"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."

"If you should die before me,
ask if you could bring a friend."
~ Stone Temple Pilots
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"I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay."
~ Dave Matthews Band
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"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge,
I wouldn't jump with them,
I'd be at the bottom to catch them"

"Everyone hears what you say.
Friends listen to what you say.
Best friends listen to what you don't say."

"We all take different paths in life,
but no matter where we go,
we take a little of each other everywhere"
~ Tim McGraw

Friends Are Gift

As we walk our path of life,
We meet people everyday.
Most are simply met by chance.
But, some are sent our way.

These become special friends
Whose bond we can't explain;
The ones who understand us
And share our joy and pain.

Their love contains no boundaries.
So, even we are apart.
Their presence enhances us
With a warmth felt in the heart.

This love becomes a passageway,
When even the miles disappear.
And so, these friends, God sends our way,
Remain forever near

- Unknown -

Timmy's Wish

It was under an old banyan tree on the school playground in Hawaii that I first met Timmy. I was an elementary school teacher and he was a gregarious five-year-old. As the school year progressed, a special friendship began to evolve between us. It was the Summer Fun Program at our school that really brought us together.

One day in mid-August, I was in the school office when Timmy's teacher came running in with Timmy. He was sobbing and the teacher was nearly hysterical. The bathroom door had slammed on his finger. She had a handkerchief wrapped around Timmy's index finger and wasn't sure how much of it was left because it was bleeding so much. Our school bus driver rushed them immediately to the emergency room.

A few minutes later the phone rang at the school. It was the doctor asking if we had found the tip of Timmy's finger. He said there was a small chance of saving it if we could get it to him quickly. Pulling myself out of a daze, I ran to the bathroom. Sure enough, there it was. After carefully wrapping it up, I grabbed my car keys and headed for the emergency unit. The doctor was waiting for me. Unfortunately, the fingertip had already turned blue. As he took the tiny piece of flesh in his hand, I knew from the look on his face that it was too late. With a sinking heart I quietly asked,

"Where's Timmy?"

The doctor pointed to a room down the hall. "He's soaking his finger in a solution to stop the bleeding."

"Can I see him for a few minutes?" I asked.

"Of course," he said and gestured toward the door.

Timmy was lying on a flat gurney. He must have been sobbing a lot because his chest was still heaving as I approached the bed.

"Hi, Timmy," I said, gently brushing the tears from his cheeks. "How are you doing?"

"Okay," he whimpered, trying to hold back his tears.

I felt helpless, unable to take the pain away from my little friend. Then suddenly an idea came to me. Bending over, I whispered in his ear, "Timmy, did you know that geckos [our Hawaiian lizards] grow their tails back and little boys can grow their fingers back too?" Timmy's soft green eyes grew wide with excitement.

"They can?" he asked, obviously astonished by the thought.

"Yep, they can!" I answered with certainty.

"How?" he asked.

"Close your eyes and I'll show you."

My family has lived in the Hawaiian Islands for five generations and I wanted to teach him an ancient Hawaiian healing method that I had learned in my youth. I had studied this process under the direction of special kupuna, and it is based on visual imagery and affirmation.

As Timmy closed his eyes, I began, "Good. Now Timmy, inside your head you have a little voice. Do you know the voice I am talking about?"

"Uh-huh." Timmy nodded, his eyes still closed tightly. "With that voice inside your head, tell your finger how much you love it and how much you need it." I could see Timmy's little face focused in deep concentration. "Tell your finger that you need it to dial the phone." I paused, watching his little lips silently repeat my words. "And to write your sentences in school." I paused again so he could say the words after me. "And tell it how much you need it to point at things." I waited for another moment and then continued, "Now just say, 'Grow for me finger, grow. I love you and I need you.'"

After a few moments, Timmy opened his eyes.

"How was that?" I asked.

Timmy's tear-stained face glowed. I continued, "Remember to do this every time you think of it during the day and wish your finger well." Kissing him on the forehead, I said my good-byes and started toward the door. Then I suddenly realized something. If the adults in his life are not aware of the real power of this technique, they might discourage him. Not wanting limiting beliefs to swallow up Timmy's possibilities for a miracle, I returned to his bedside.

"Timmy," I told him, "let's wait until your finger is completely healed before we tell anybody about this special technique."

"Okay," he replied.

A few days later, Timmy arrived back in school with a large bandage on his finger. With a big grin on his face, he walked up to me and said quietly, "I'm talking to my finger every day, wishing it well, and it's listening to me." Weeks later, with a joyful burst of energy, Timmy sprinted towards me. He proudly pulled the bandage off to show me the result if 'his work.' "See," he said, "It's growing back really good!"

A year later, Timmy came to say good-bye to me. He and his family were moving to another neighborhood. Timmy's finger was completely healed. It was round and padded just as any index finger should be. Only a fine hairline scar remained.

Timmy remains forever in my heart as a constant reminder of the possibility of miracles. From him, I have learned to challenge the thought of failure as it comes into my mind. To this day, Timmy inspires me to reach beyond the accepted knowledge of the times, and to remember the kupuna wisdom that teaches all things are possible if you truly believe.

- By Trinidad Hunt

Forever Friend

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life by being a part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe that there is really good in this world.
Someone who convinces you that there is
an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.
This is Forever Friendship.

When you're down, and the world seems dark and empty,
your Forever Friend lifts you up in spirit
and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full.

Your Forever Friend gets you through the hard times,
and the sad times, and the confused times.

If you turn and walk away your Forever Friend follows.
If you lose your way, your Forever Friend guides you and cheers you on.

Your Forever Friend holds your hand
and tells you that everything is going to be a-okay.
And when you find such a Friend, you'll feel happy and complete,
because you need not worry.

You Have A "Forever Friend" For Life
and Forever has No end.

© Laurieann Kelly

My Online Friends

Maybe you don't look me right in the eye
Maybe you can't ever wipe my tears when I cry
Maybe we can't share some tea and honey so sweet
Or walk together down a path, or up the street

But, we can still be good friends, because you see
We met on the internet, you and me
And when you have a cyber friend, it matters not
How you look, what you wear, or what you've got

I don't care if your last name is Smith or Jones
Or if your size is perfect, plump, or skin and bones
You're there for me and I appreciate you
You've been a pal through thick and thin

You shared my glad times
And in my sad times, you made me grin
So I send this greeting card to you, dear friend so fine
To tell you, I'm so glad you're a pal of mine

And here's a hug, though not with arms
For that can't be...
But it's a hug, straight from my heart
To you, from me

- Unknown

Best Friendship Poem

Friend and Friends Forever

A friend is a friend forever.
They'll ignite a flame of love
And set your heart aglow,
And light up your life
From your head down to your toe.

A faithful friend is always there
To lend a helping hand.
They'll be there to defend your honor
And take a firm or gentle stand.

When you least expect it,
They may drop in to say,
"Hello, how have you been?
I love you with all my heart,
My true and special friend."

A friend will add beauty to your life,
Like a sweet scented flower.
A good conversation may last into the night
Or for many, many, hours.

They will take time to stop and listen,
When your life is in doubt.
That's what a good friend's love is all about.
A hug, a smile, a tear, or a gentle touch.

These are the things a
forever friend will say and do...
For, they love you forever
and always, so very very much.


©Nancy Hoback

Beautiful Friendship Poem

Forever Friendship

Friends do things for one another
They understand
They go a million miles out of their way
They hold your hand
They bring you smiles
when a smile is exactly what you needed.

They listen and they hear
what is said in the spaces between the words
They care and they let you know
you're in their prayers.

Friends always know the perfect thing to do
they can make your whole day
just by saying something that no one else
could have said.

Sometimes you feel like the two of you
share a secret language
that others can't tune in to.

A friend can guide you, inspire you,
comfort you, or light up your life with laughter.
A friend understands your moods
and nurtures your needs.
A friend lovingly knows just what you're after.

When your feelings come from deep inside
and they need to be spoken to someone
you don't have to hide from,
you share them with a friend.

When good news comes
a friend is the first one you turn to
When feelings overflow
and tears need to fall
friends help you through it all.

Friends bring sunlight into your life
They warm your life with their presence
whether they are far away
or close by your side.

A friend is a gift
that brings happiness
and a treasure
that money can't buy.

© 2002 Collin McCary

Nice Friendship Poem

To My Friend


Of all the people in my life,

From beginning to the end.

You’ve Been a special blessing,

My dear friend and faithful friend.

You’ve filled my life with laughter,

Shared sorrows, joys and tears.

You’ve stood by me & held my hand,

Walked with me through the years.

When I needed someone to listen,

I knew you would always be there.

When I weathered the storms of life,

You were always the one who cared.

So in the circle we call life,

From beginning to the end.

I was blessed to have you beside me,

My dear and faithful friend.

- Allison Chambers Coxsey

Friendly Thought

In thoughts--I often visit you
And we share a laugh--or two
And talk of things we both hold dear
Like memories--both old and new.

We share our heartaches, and our joys,
Cause that's what friends are for.
Knowing we can be "ourselves"
To hearts with an "open door".

Advice is free, and its meant to be
A caring gesture of love.
With never a judgment for our mistakes,
But a haven from life's push and shove.

Though time and miles stretch between us.
With contentment, I've found what I sought.
As I smile---and sigh in remembering.
My visits to you----in a thought.

- Deepthi

True Friendhsip Poem

A True Friend

In life, its not the obvious things
that are important,
It's the seemingly insignificant
and often unseen things
that we appreciate.

The friend who asks us
how we are and genuinely wants
to know the answer.

The friend with the shoulder
wet from our tears
who makes time to listen to us again.

The friend who smiles
with their eyes
as well as their mouth.

The friend who says "I care"
simply by being there for you.

But most important of all
is the friend who knows you
with all your imperfections and shortcomings
and still loves you,
just the way you are.

- Unknown -

True Friends Are Like Morning...

True friends are like mornings, u cant have them the whole day, but u can be sure, they will be there when u wakeup tomorrow, next year and forever.

God picked up a flower...
God picked up a flower and dipped it in a DEW, lovingly touched it which turned in to u, and the he gifted to me and said,

THIS FRIEND IS 4U.

Age appears to be best in some things...
Age appears to be best in some things. Old wood best to burn. Old books best to read. Old rice best to eat and old friends best to keep

Moon said to me to leave your friend...
Moon said to me, if ur friend is not messaging u why dont you leave ur friend.I looked at moon and said does ur sky ever leave u when u dont shine.

Friendship is not a Game to Play...
Friendship is not a game to play, It is not a word to say, It doesn't start on March and ends on May,

It is tomorrow, yesterday, today and everyday.

- Author Unknown

The Color's Of Friendship

Once upon a time,
The colors of the world
Started to quarrel.
All claimed they were the best,
The most important,
The most useful,
The favorite.


"GREEN" said,
"Clearly I am the most important ...
I am the sign of life and of hope;
I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves,
Without me, all animals would die;
Look over the countryside
And you will see that I am in the majority."


"BLUE" interrupted,
"You only think about the earth,
But consider the sky and the sea ...
It is the water that is the basis of life
And it is drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea;
The sky gives space and peace and serenity,
Without my peace, you would all be nothing."


"YELLOW" chuckled,
"You are all so serious ...
I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world,
The sun, the moon and the stars are all yellow;
Every time you look at a sunflower,
The whole world starts to smile,
Without me there would be no fun."


"ORANGE" started next to blow her trumpet ...
"I am the color of health and strength,
I may be scarce, but I am precious
For I serve the needs of human life,
I carry the most important vitamins;
Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, and mangoes,
I don't hang around all the time,
But when I do, I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset,
My beauty is so striking that no one gives
Another thought to any of you."


"RED" could stand it no longer so he shouted out ...
"I am the ruler of all of you!
I am blood ... life's blood!
I am the color of danger and of bravery,
I am willing to fight for a cause,
I bring fire into the blood;
Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon,
I am the color of passion and of love,
The red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."


"PURPLE" rose up to his full height,
He was very tall and spoke with great pomp ...
"I am the color of royalty and power,
Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me
For I am the sign of authority and wisdom,
People do not question me! They listen and obey."


Finally "INDIGO" spoke,
Much more quietly than all the others,
But with just as much determination ...
"Think of me. I am the color of silence,
You hardly notice me,
But without me you all become superficial;
I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water,
You need me for balance and contrast,
For prayer and inner peace."


And so the colors went on boasting,
Each convinced of his or her own superiority.
Their quarreling became louder and louder.
Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightning!
Thunder rolled and boomed!
Rain started to pour down relentlessly.
The colors crouched down in fear,
Drawing close to one another for comfort.


In the midst of the clamor, "RAIN" began to speak ...
"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves,
Each trying to dominate the rest;
Don't you know that you were each made
For a special purpose, unique and different?
Join hands with one another and come to me."


Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.
The rain continued,
"From now on, when it rains,
Each of you will stretch across the sky
In a great bow of color as a reminder
That you can all live in peace.
The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow."

- nidokidos