The Fluence of Friendship

The FLUENCE of FRIENDSHIP

Each spring, the source of every brook or stream
Rises from the land which has perforce been fed
By rain that falls on earth the which would seem
To return that gift, become a fountainhead 
And issue in a rich and vital flow
That feeds all life to flourish and to grow
With this metaphor I seek to realise
The interaction of a friendship that I prize

The one whose words as gentle rain sustain
The spirit or the muse with which I weave
The language that might then have dormant lain
And who granted me the being I conceive

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 9/28/2019 10:55:00 AM
Congrats my old friend1
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Date: 9/27/2019 8:57:00 PM
This tribute is simply divine Geoffrey. Congratulations on your deserving win! xxoo
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Date: 9/27/2019 7:48:00 PM
This is lovely, Geoffrey. Congrats for your win.
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Date: 9/27/2019 6:25:00 PM
Congratulations, Geoffrey, on your win in the contest with this wonderful tribute poem! Hugs Eve
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Date: 9/27/2019 2:58:00 PM
Geoffrey congratulations on your win in the contest with this wonderful tribute poem!
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Date: 9/27/2019 7:12:00 AM
- Friendship is the wine of life, Geoffrey ... lovely win poem, congratulations :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 9/27/2019 6:16:00 AM
Congratulations on your placement
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Date: 9/3/2019 6:17:00 AM
Sometimes, to express our love or gratitude for a person, we fell short of words. But you, Geoffrey, nailed it :)
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Date: 2/25/2019 7:50:00 PM
Lovely tribute, Geoffrey. Congrats on your top win.
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Date: 2/23/2019 10:02:00 AM
I have a whole new appreciation for our water source and supply! Very fine read! Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 7/9/2018 6:03:00 AM
Well writ indeed! Thanks
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Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 7/16/2018 3:34:00 AM
Thank you for your response, Brian
Date: 6/27/2018 8:45:00 PM
Thank you for your kind words, Susan. I am blushing!
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Date: 6/27/2018 7:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. Cecilia said it wonderfully. You are the best. :)
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Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 6/27/2018 9:16:00 PM
Thank you for your kind words, Susan. I am blushing!
Date: 6/26/2018 2:41:00 PM
what a delight to read Geoffrey:-) many congrats:-) hugs jan xx
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Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 6/26/2018 11:02:00 PM
Many thanks, Jan
Date: 6/12/2018 6:39:00 AM
Very nice Geoffrey! :)
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Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 6/13/2018 4:10:00 AM
Thank you Heidi
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