Taken not for granted
for great is the reward
For those who cherish humankind
and live not by the sword ~
But yet to taste the sweetness
and smell the vast perfume
Of all life has to offer
for which Eternity has groomed.

Ascribe to know the wonders
drafted by the hand
That joins us here within the hope
that we'll soon understand ~
Man was not born for loneliness
that we should come to know
A friendship in the truest form
along life's dusty roads.

I do not profess to comprehend
the battles that we face
Or why the good things seem to slip
out from our embrace ~
I only know that in this life
should we ever choose to be
The kind of friend we hope to know
will soon reflect from me.

Although this day now set aside
for lovers throughout time
Has slowly lost the meaning
of friendship once defined ~
It was not about the passion
or a lover's soft caress,
For the legend of St Valentine
was the gift of happiness.

And so to you, my dearest friends,
upon this day of days
I wish to you the greatest gift
of blessings for always ~
For friendship has its rich rewards
in memories that remain
When it joined the links of love between
our friendship's golden chain.

© Christina
14th February, 2005