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WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS

It's a rainbow and Joseph's coat,
of many colors and layers.
It's a brass band in time of joy,
or a quiet time in prayers.

It's an ever flowing stream
with ripples now and then,
  That returns to smooth and calm,
  beginning ever again and again.

It's the welcome sight of home,
when you've been away too long.
   It's being knee deep in winter snow
and hearing a robin's song.

It's a summer day in winter
or the perfect moment of a rose.
It's a garden rich with promise,
that needs tending as it grows.

It is all these things and more,
  and one more thing I think is true,
That with this heart driven gift,
the giver is often the given to.

copyright 2001 by Roland Ricker

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