Irreplaceable You

oh to wish for a friend as true as you
one to laugh or cry with who holds value
who knows the answers to questions i seek
that will carry me when i am too weak

one who trusts my shoulder to bear their pain
when life surrounds them in a pelting rain
one who knows i will catch them if they fall
and build them back up if they should feel small

one who would call me regardless the time
and never doubt that it's for a lifetime
this friendship would never be a contest
among others to fight to be the best

one like you who will remain in my heart
when death comes calling to tear us apart

December 5, 2019
Best friends poetry contest
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Date: 12/22/2019 5:33:00 PM
I have had a few lifelong friends who have passed on I hope to meet again in the here after. Congratulations on your win with this lovely entry Sandra. Christmas blessings! xxoo
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/22/2019 8:26:00 PM
Thank you my dear friend...i struggle with forms such as this..Merry Christmas to you Connie... hugs XoXo
Date: 12/22/2019 6:39:00 AM
Congrats for your winning Poem Sandra
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/22/2019 6:50:00 AM
Thanks Greg not one of my next. I struggle in forms but I try regardless ... Merry Christmas to you my friend :)
Date: 12/6/2019 7:34:00 AM
When you have a friend like this, you do not need much else.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/6/2019 10:14:00 AM
thank you my friend,.. i agree... she was the best... hugs
Date: 12/5/2019 9:51:00 PM
Nice sonnet Sandy, nothing like a true friend, looks like your getting the hang of this rhyme thingy!
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/6/2019 10:14:00 AM
lol...i don't know if i will ever get the hang of rhymes, but i am more comfortable in exploring them...she was truly the best... thank you so much John... hugs
Date: 12/5/2019 6:04:00 PM
Great poem. Sounds like an amazing friend.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/5/2019 6:12:00 PM
Thank you so much Juliet...i will never be able to replace her and though she was a good many years older than i, we were inseparable ... she taught me how to cook some pa dutch recipes, i taught her to cook italian, and how to bake pies, her and i even tore car engines apart together... she was a gem...hugs
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 12/5/2019 6:06:00 PM
I just read the comments. So sorry about your friend's passing. What a beautiful dedication. Poetic hugs.
Date: 12/5/2019 1:33:00 PM
The kind of friend you describe is truly irreplaceable, my friend. You described the attributes of a best friend--memories of such last forever--so well written, Sandy. Best for a win at the TOP.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/5/2019 2:39:00 PM
Thank you so much my friend ... so kind of you Vijay. She was my best friend and when she passed I had a few other friends enter my life but none ever as true as her .. hugs
Date: 12/5/2019 11:56:00 AM
It's what's in the heart that matters. No matter the distance, nor time, nor any other circumstance...When love is there, it does not simply vanish. Gosh, loved this...hugs.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/5/2019 12:02:00 PM
thank you so much we were inseparable and even when i moved away we still talked, still got together, still made meals together and picked up where we left off...she passed away ...sadly...there will never be another her... hugs
Date: 12/5/2019 11:04:00 AM
To have that one, true, best friend is one of the greatest gifts we could ever receive. It seems to be a lost art though anymore. This was beautiful my friend, sadly beautiful. Your heart really shines in this wonderful sonnet about a friend. Best wishes in the contest.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 12/5/2019 11:23:00 AM
Thank you Chris...it is so hard to find friends such as this...my best friend passed fairly young...i have never found one like her since...two rhymes in one day, what's up with my muse...lol your words shine and show your heart too my friend... hugs
Date: 12/5/2019 10:51:00 AM
Beautiful devotion, so many have forgotten what it means to be a true friend, its become all about me, me, me, poor me. What you have described is a true friend. Which one famous book calls a rare treasure... Lovely write.
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Date: 12/5/2019 10:53:00 AM
Thank you Robert...my best friend was all these things but passed young....i have never found another like her... hugs
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