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Dedicated to Silent One. Inspired by his beautiful write, "Together We Are Strong". May it always be so.

True Friends

True friends are like a special seed 
that's someday dest to die,
to realize the treasured value
hidden deep inside.

Springing forth a new life
made of memories so dear,
they're locked inside a sacred heart
and kept forever near.

Each memory a flower
so beautifully in bloom,
its fragrance lingers sweetly
in the stillness of its tomb.

Beckoning in silence
every chance to sooth the soul,
with salve that heals a gaping wound
in time, to make it whole.

The flowers slowly vine themselves
through hallways of the heart,
winding through each chamber 
filling every single part.

Guiding us to all the things
a true friendship should be,
in reminiscent echoes 
of the way it used to be.

Blessed am I for having found
a precious seed as such.
No truer friend have I than you,
I love you oh so much.

One day the time will come
for me to lay my seed to ground
and pray it's healing flowers
in my heart will soon be found.

                   - Jeannie Minor
                     January 2, 2016

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Joe Flach

Date: 1/5/2016 8:09:00 PM

Nicely done, once again, Jeannie. Rhyming poetry, with flow, rhythm, intelligent thought, simply and beautifully expressed, so a simple man like me can understand - or, at least, conjure up a meaning that makes sense to me - is the poetry I like best. Too often I read poetry and get lost in words I cannot understand; drown in phrases beyond my comprehension; and get tangled up in unrelated sentences that leave me befuddled. Yours is the kind of poetry I could read forever. Thanks.

Jeannie Cronin
Date: 1/5/2016 8:24:00 PM

Thanks Joe, that means a lot to me. Sometimes I feel like my writes are just not good enough for many here in the "Soup", but I always figured, The easier they are to understand the more the creative imagination can play with it!