Thank You, Friend                     

Thank you, friend, for all the things

That mean so much to me--

For concern and understanding

You give abundantly.

Thanks for listening with your heart;

For cheering me when I'm blue;

For bringing out the best in me;
And just for being you.

Thanks for in-depth conversation

That stimulates my brain;

For silly times we laugh out loud;

For things I can't explain.                                    




For looking past my flaws and faults;
For all the time you spend;
For all the kind things that you do,
Thank you; thank you, friend.

Friendship will never end.

My Treasured Friend                       

Treasured friend, I’m glad I found you;

Our friendship is a gift we share.

I can be myself around you,

Safe in your love and care.

I miss you when you’re out of sight;

Our friendship bond was meant to be.

I think of you with great delight;

You’re almost part of me.

Through fun and fears, play and tears,

We help each other heal and grow.

I prize our time--the days, the years,

More than you can know.                                   

Just harmony for me and you,

The two of us--a perfect blend.

I’ll cherish you my whole life through,

My dear and treasured friend.

Myself

A poem about MYSELF.

I have to live with myself and so

I want to be fit for myself to know,

I want to be able as days go by,

To look at myself straight in the eye.

I don't want to stand with the setting sun

And hate myself for the things I've done.




I don't want to hide on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,

And fool myself as I come and go

Into thinking that nobody else will know

What kind of girl I really am;

I don't want to dress myself in sham.                

I want to go with my head erect,

I want to deserve all people's respect  

And in this struggle for fame and pelf

I want to be able to like myself.

I don't want to look at myself and know

That I am a bluster and empty show.

I cannot hide myself from me;

I can see what others can never see;

I know what others can never know,

I cannot fool myself, and so

Whatever happens, I want to be                         

Self-respecting and conscience free.