Friendship

Friendship

No matter how misconstrued,
one may be taken,
a gentle heart,
will never change,
and always shine through,

A friend,
that don't understand,
take their voices, pro or con,
with a pebble of rock salt,
They be what they have to be!

A friend nothing more,
and for sure never less,
that unknowingly to you,
is the measurement of their rule,
in your hand you carry,

For if one measures something else,
they're using the wrong scale,
while one may be mistaken,
their friendship ruled together,
will never be forsaken,

With that in mind,
like Jesus, the great carpenter,
he who builds a colossal house,
together our planks of companionship,
will build a friendship that can never be torn down!

Razorblade © 2012
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Durrani Avatar
January 18, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Richard.... Congratulations on your win. I totally agree with you. Friends are really a blessing in disguise.
Mcclellan Avatar
January 18, 2012 at 1:26 PM
Thanks Saleem! Have a good day my friend!!!
Mullan Avatar
January 18, 2012 at 3:31 AM
Congratulations on your win :)
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January 18, 2012 at 7:33 AM
Thank you Sarah. It was neat when I found out that my poem had been selected as a feature poem. I had no idea. Most of my poems are on Booksie.com and I am still new to this site. Have a good day! God Bless
Davis Avatar
January 18, 2012 at 3:16 AM
Nice one. Well done for the feature :-)
Mcclellan Avatar
January 18, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Thanks so much Darryl. I wrote this with a friend in mind last fall. Have a good day my friend! God Bless
Brown Avatar
January 17, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem this week Razorblade. Love, Carol P.S. you can find the featured poets down the center of PoetrySoup Homepage. There are 4 pages of them this week and you can click and read and leave comments to the other poets. The poems are changed around each day giving your poem more exposure. The poems are up from Sunday to the next Sunday
Mcclellan Avatar
January 17, 2012 at 8:01 AM
Carol: Oh my, that's neat, I didn't even know that was there... I just thought it was a single page. I see now I am listed on Page 4. Thanks to those who selected my poem. BTW, I am still kinda new on here... God Bless, <3 Richard
Andresen Avatar
January 16, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Like yours poem Richard.....and CONGRATULATIONS on the week`s winner!! :) - love Anne-Lise
Mcclellan Avatar
January 16, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Thanks so much Anne-Lise, you posted on this one earlier... lol, you must have needed a re-read! Not sure on the winning thing tho. Nobody contacted me on anything. lol
Brown Avatar
January 11, 2012 at 7:08 AM
I am stopping by to thank you for sharing your poetry with us Razorblade. I would also like to thank you for your kind comments on my poetry. Love, Carol
Mcclellan Avatar
January 11, 2012 at 7:46 AM
Your welcome Carol. Thanks for reading my stuff too... God Bless, Razorblade!
A   Avatar
January 10, 2012 at 11:44 PM
Richard... nice... a very wonderful poem.. Thank you for sharing your awesome poem. Take care and have yourself a good night ;-) always,..p.d.
Mcclellan Avatar
January 11, 2012 at 6:09 AM
Thank you so much Destroyer Poet. I have more poems on www.Booksie.com/razorblade
Andresen Avatar
January 10, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Very true indeed Richard!oxox love Anne-Lise
Mcclellan Avatar
January 10, 2012 at 12:43 PM
This poem is being printed in the book Stars in Our Hearts, ISBN: 978-1-60880-123-7 sometime in April of this year!!!
Mcclellan Avatar
January 10, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Thank you Anne!!!
Ohler Avatar
January 10, 2012 at 12:21 PM
LOVE THIS!! reminds me of me and my best friend
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