FRIENDSHIP POEMS A RAINBOW OF FRIENDSHIP Words alone cannot express what your friendship means to me For the times that we have shared Will always be remembered within the depths of my heart. You possess such rare qualities: Kindness, compassion, patience, and understanding. When I needed someone to listen, you lent me your ears When the tears wouldn't stop, you were there with open arms When I wanted to share a good laugh, you were sitting there right beside me You encouraged and supported me when no one else did You did not pass judgment or criticize my thoughts and actions You provided me with self-confidence and optimism to succeed in this world You continued to walk with me during the peaks and valleys throughout my life You never gave up on me even when I failed And you always accepted and loved me for the person that I am. For everything that you do, I am truly blessed. Thank you for the gift of friendship that you have given to me. May we never depart from one another But, remain forever in our hearts. No matter where the paths of life take us, There will always be a pot of golden friendship At the end of every rainbow. FRIENDSHIP FLASHBACKS A warm breeze whisks them away on a midnight fiesta Two women step back in time to become girls again Sipping Dr. Pepper and munching on Doritos Sitting on beach towels surrounded by the ocean’s caressing waves Without a solitary worry in the world. All is quiet and peaceful Until the celebration begins On the anniversary of our first encounter at summer camp It seems like so many moons ago When we coyly said Hello We reminisce about our early girlhood days Laughing about our first crushes and silly childish phases Singing and dancing to pop 80’s songs Reciting lines from our favorite T.V. shows and movies Gossiping about the girls we didn’t like Or riding to school on a tandem bike Pairing up together on sport teams Sharing our silver secrets and wishing well dreams Birthday slumber parties were such a blast Hanging out on weekends went by so fast After graduating from high school It was time for growth and renewal We were no longer fragile little girls But strong mature women With new goals and dreams Corporate ladders to climb and homes to feel warm Families to build and new friendships to form But right here in this place, There is nothing more comforting than an old friend's face To share in failures and triumphs And allow the trickle of tears to flow freely From our delicate souls. For a transient time, we return to our former roles When we were simply two girls who had nothing better to do Than to sit along the deserted beach Sipping Dr. Pepper and munching on Doritos. JIMMIE One woman inspired me to write Jimmie is her name Her gift is rare, Ideas shine bright Letters pieced together in a scrabble game Words as unique and rare as freshwater pearls Stringed along one at a time A necklace of stories is formed Ready to be adorned by others And worn over and over again Peeling the ripened layers of maturity Searching for that lost, inner child Hiding all alone in her private crawl space So meek and mild Fragments of life frame themselves Like glass squares of a windowpane Random thoughts pour out Like thick warm syrup As they release their sweet maple tears of joy Or cascade like a free flowing waterfall With a wild rushing whoosh Until suddenly all you can feel Is weightless and numb Dulling the throbbing pain of this grievous abyss Emotions being stretched taut like a rubber band Secrets revealed within lifelines hand Vividly painting a literary portrait of femininity Every feature of her being is colored Shades of her life may vary But, in each character sketch A resonant voice shall carry One that looks for love and happiness Hope and acceptance Serenity and freedom I will never forget What her words have taught me Lessons I learned from the day we met She follows me like a rainbow Blending rays of kaleidoscopic insight And showers of leprechaun luck Prompting me to cross over The straight line of syllogism And enter into the measureless sphere Of creativity's circle. Friendship is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich The outside holds the foundation While the middle spreads sweetness over time. -Amy S. Pierce TIMELESS COMPANIONS We walked that country lane A thousand times when we were girls Sharing secrets of the boy we both admired Giggling about Old Man Duncan The eighty-year old farmer Who talked without teeth And had food stuck in his beard Or the history test that was difficult We would run home To devour a plate full Of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies And two tall glasses of cow's milk Before Mother would scold us For eating too many treats before dinner Molly went home before long To feast with her family And do her daily dose of homework Like myself But after everyone was asleep We would sneak out of our bedroom windows And head down to the wilderness lake Listening to chirping crickets And hooting owls As the moon uncovers its glowing veneer We would sit with our feet Dangling in the placid water Skipping stones And singing silly tunes about love When laughter turned into silence We knew that slumber was waiting for us So we walked once again down the country lane Exchanging a smiling glance at one another Looking forward to another day Sharing secrets and laughter Between timeless companions.