THE KEEPER OF FRIENDSHIP

In a friendship
We're free to expose,
Parts of ourselves
Nobody else knows.
But the thing that sustains it
And sets it apart,
Is not something spoken
It's a bond of the heart.
True friends are rare
In a lifetime two or three,
I'm so glad it happened
Between you and me!
~Author Unknown~

FRIENDSHIP

Friendship is a strange thing....
we find ourselves telling each other the
 deepest details of our lives...
things we don't even share with our
 families who raised us...
But what is a friend? 
A confidant?
A lover?
A fellow e-mail junkie?
A shoulder to cry on?
An ear to listen?
A heart to feel?...
A friend is all these things...
and more.
No matter where we met,....
I call you friend.
A word so small...yet so large
 in feeling...
A word filled with emotion.
It is true great things come in
 small packages.

Once the package of friendship has 
been opened,
It can never be closed...
It is a constant book always written...
Waiting to be read...and enjoyed

We may have our disagreements...
We may argue...
We may concern one another...
Friendship is a unique bond that
 lasts through it all....
A part of me is put into my friends...
Some it is my humor...
Some it is my listening ear...
Some it is real life experiences...
Some it is my romanticism...
But with all, it is friendship.
Friendships forged are a construct 
stronger than steel
Built as a foundation....
Necessary for life...
And necessary for love. :-)

Friends, you and me....
you brought another friend...
and then there were 3...
we started our group...
Our circle of friends...
and like that circle...
there is no beginning or end..
Keep this going....
E-mail all your friends this message....
E-mail all those friends you never met....
Those you have...
And those you've lost along the way...
This is to all wonderful people I have met 
Personally or online! 

FRIENDSHIPS DYING

Friendships online are often fleeting,
Made and lost without even once meeting.
How many friends from online have I lost?
I haven't kept count nor figured the cost.
Some depart, spouting bluster and rage,
Others as quietly as the turn of a page.
Many return though I couldn't say when,
While the rest are never heard from again.
For the loss of some, the fault is my own,
An unkind word spoken and I'm left alone.
Some friends turn away for no reason at all.
I'm puzzled and hurt when they shun my call.
Scores of friends are forever lost to me
Since the systems we called ceased to be.
And more than once, I've had friends die.
I can't forget them; I don't even try.
So take a moment during your time online
And be aware, though there's no outward sign.
That sound you hear, that solitary crying,
Might well be the sound of friendships dying.
~~~ Author Unknown~~~




Friends Are Like Angels

Our friends are like angels,
Who brighten our days.
In all kinds of wonderful,
Magical ways.

Their thoughtfulness comes,
As a gift from above.
And we feel we're surrounded,
By warm, caring love.

Like upside-down rainbows,
Their smiles bring the sun.
And they fill ho-hum moments,
With laughter and fun.

Friends are like angels,
Without any wings.
Blessing our lives,
With the most precious things.

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