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I wrote this when I was thirteen, it won first place in my grade eight class Friendship Poetry Contest and was published in the yearbook. Thank you Brenda! :)

Friendship

To love and to share
To aid and to care

To worship and desire
To faithfully admire

To ever respect
To never neglect

To always be fair
And ever be there

That is what friendship is
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Date: 11/3/2017 9:56:00 AM
Excellent !!!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 11/3/2017 10:03:00 AM
Thank you Jerry! :)
Date: 10/29/2017 6:33:00 AM
... extra-ordinary but natural .... an excavation of man's original tenet ... and such, when unnaturally dismissed could, in turn, dismiss man from this temporary abode we call 'life' ... cheers!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/29/2017 7:31:00 AM
Poetry begets poetry :) Cheers to you! xomo
Date: 10/28/2017 12:09:00 PM
Beautiful sentiments, Maureen. I couldn't agree more. Outstanding truth poem. Supernova star bright write. Love and peace always.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/28/2017 2:49:00 PM
Thank you! Love your visits my friend. Warmth and all the best to you dear xomo!
Date: 10/23/2017 1:04:00 PM
I couldn’t agree more. Lovely poem :)
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/23/2017 1:27:00 PM
Thank you Carol :) xomo!
Date: 10/22/2017 8:57:00 AM
This is so true and sweet, Maureen, I remember writing one when I was 16 on the same universal theme:) but yours is far mature than mine:)
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/22/2017 9:39:00 AM
Thank you Jo :) ...remains to be seen er read ;p xomo!
Date: 10/21/2017 5:30:00 PM
So true! Lovely poem!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/22/2017 7:29:00 AM
Thank you Arthur :) xomo!
Date: 10/21/2017 8:08:00 AM
Amen!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/22/2017 7:29:00 AM
:) xomo!
Date: 10/20/2017 9:40:00 AM
I wish I could have written like that when I was 13. Lovely.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/20/2017 9:54:00 AM
You're too sweet :) thank you Bernard! xomo
Date: 10/20/2017 9:23:00 AM
Indeed that is what it is.. lovely poem at such a tender young age...
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/20/2017 9:26:00 AM
Thank you Silent One :) xomo
Date: 10/20/2017 7:55:00 AM
Yes my friend that is what friendship is. I do like this poem. have a nice day my friend.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/20/2017 7:58:00 AM
And you too Darlene thank you :) xomo
Date: 10/19/2017 7:44:00 PM
Hi Maureen you must have been a very observant 13 y.o. I can see why you are a good poet now.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/20/2017 7:28:00 AM
Thank you Patricia, I suppose I was, amidst the dawning chaos of puberty :) if I look back more gently I do recall the formation of foundational observations in those years.
Date: 10/19/2017 6:40:00 PM
Beautiful - suitable for both wedding vows and friendship vows. Lovely.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/20/2017 7:15:00 AM
Thank you Line, I have over the years thought of swapping out friendship for love in this piece but it is a time capsule that I didn't think would see light again. A lovely day to you! xomo :)
Date: 10/19/2017 2:55:00 PM
That is the perfect description of friendship. I've let many people go because they were not even close to the words you wrote. This is great great great great!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/20/2017 7:11:00 AM
Aw thank you James :) bless! xomo
Date: 10/19/2017 12:28:00 PM
That is great... I still write the way you did back then...direct without decorations... Enjoyed it very much...Have a nice day
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 12:32:00 PM
Thank you Arturo :) a lovely day to you too xomo!
Date: 10/19/2017 10:31:00 AM
Ageless Maureen, Your love light was on early...
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 12:31:00 PM
Thank you for your warm comment and visit Charlie, much appreciated :) xomo
Date: 10/19/2017 10:07:00 AM
It may have been written a few years ago but some things never change Maureen and your poem is a testament to friendship:-) hugs jan xx
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 12:06:00 PM
Thank you Jan :) xomo!
Date: 10/19/2017 9:15:00 AM
Lovely and so very true at any age, xxxoo
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 9:58:00 AM
Thank you Mike :) xomo!
Date: 10/19/2017 9:13:00 AM
Charming, Maureen. Very well written at thirteen and true at any age. // Barry
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 9:57:00 AM
Thank you Barry :) xomo!
Date: 10/19/2017 9:12:00 AM
YES :D <3
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 9:55:00 AM
:) ! xomo!
Date: 10/19/2017 9:02:00 AM
Remarkable...it still holds true today
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 10/19/2017 9:53:00 AM
:) thank you Tim xomo
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