Of Love and Friendship

You're a wanderer sheltered in my home for rain, And occupied my home as a colonizer; I was never lonely nor languishing in pain, I accepted you, yet, as my enterpriser… Your beauty of fading flowers, I don't desire, Nor your youthfulness, that like a squirrel, restless; Fidelity, like the palm tree, must be higher, And should shine, as the sun itself; never faithless... Friendship, like pure precious stones, is hundreds in choice, Choosing the best, like stone-lovers, is our true task; Friendship, like roses and thorns, includes pains and joys, In shiny sparks and scorching fire, we must bask... Let us be faithful friends though in lustrous love lie; Entwine our hearts firm within; while holding hearts high! 24 September 2021