"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand,
nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship;
it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one
when he discovers that someone else believes in him
and is willing to trust him with his friendship."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~




"Friends... they cherish each other's hopes.
They are kind to each other's dreams."
~Henry David Thoreau




Friendship
    E ach of us has a hidden place
    Somewhere deep within ourselves;
    A place where we go to get away,
    To think things through,
    To be alone, to be ourselves.

    This unique place, where we confront our deepest feelings,
    Becomes a storehouse of all our hopes,
    All our needs, all our dreams,
    And even our unspoken fears.
    It encompasses the essence of who we are and what we want to be.

    But now and then, whether by chance or design,
    Someone discovers a way into that place we thought was ours alone.
    And we allow that person to see, to feel and to share
    All the reason, all the uncertainty
    And all the emotion we've stored up there.

    That person adds new perspective to our hidden realm,
    Then quietly settles down in his own corner of our special place,
    Where a bit of himself will stay forever.

    And we call that person a friend.

    -Poem by Carol Elaine Faivre-Scott

This poem can be sent out as a card
You can find many more poem cards to send at Blue Mountain Arts
They have beautiful poems to send to your friends

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