Sunday, August 2, 2009

Friendship


It seems to me that friendship
Is oft hard to define
Whose meaning are we using?
Is it yours or is it mine?

Some would say a true friend
Is one who's always there
One who will support us
To show they really care

Yet at times we need to stumble
Sometimes to fall down too
A friend who lets this happen
Is still a friend to you

For if we had no trials
And never searched our soul
We'd make no forward progress
Our lives would not be whole

Reason, Season, or Lifetime
To this I say not so
A friend is for the moment
And then we must let go

And if perchance tomorrow
Another moment brings
My friend we'll be together
With no demands or strings

At times we can hurt a friend
While never meaning to
The measure of that friendship
Is if they forgive you

My friendship is not perfect
I'm just a human man
And so I love my friends
In the only way I can

To me they are a treasure
A rare and priceless gem
They're in my heart forever
I hope they know I love them

3 comments:

Kirsten said...

Great poem!! Thanks for being such a good friend and knowing how to forgive me when I've hurt you or let you down. You are a rare and priceless game and will always be in my heart!

Kirsten said...

That should be GEM, not GAME! ;-)(not sure how to edit?)

jennifer said...

Well, that's it isn't it? It's lovely.