Friendships

Friendships fragrance life with a unique bouquet, Hiking on a mountain trail or speeding down the causeway. Attentiveness and loyalty brighten amity's soufflé. Spicing up each day like a romantic screenplay. Ablaze with passions as hot as a brandy Flambé? A friend will feel heat with you and never trust mislay, Displaying great compassion along life's byway – And will never bring your heart to tears by sharing hearsay. A friend accepts your weakness; cherishes your forte. Sticks by you when your happy-path slips off the fairway. Cares and visits you at home, in your mansion or chalet. Loves you for the heart in you and not for social display. A friend goes with you to recitals; enjoys your child's ballet. Understands you, thick or thin, and helps your fears allay. Cherishes your laughter and frivolous childlike play. Understanding that perfection might be a worn out cliché. Friends love you in the present until some endless day. Believing in your talents and sharing hope's parfait. Compromising differences at midnight or midday. Friendship's fragrant flowers sweeten life's breezeway. © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen June 4, 2010