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Two Friends In Contrast

We are friends for ever more, you will never be a bore. Laughing until we are on the floor, it's you I adore. Then came the war, your words right out of a bookstore. Mean words I did not ask for, so I closed the big wooden door. No more of your uproar, I want peace to even up the score. CONTRAST: Powerful words both good and bad, both fun and sad. Many words to explore, then tears my eyes did pour.

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Patti Pedrus

Date: 6/28/2024 3:47:00 PM

Intricately woven to describe the relation

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/30/2024 8:38:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Sad when friendships run deep from many years. Then it is all over. It is an unhappy part of life... Have a great/blessed day................

Janice Canerdy

Date: 6/25/2024 2:01:00 PM

Very descriptive and moving, Paula. Janice

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/30/2024 8:34:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you found my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write be Very descriptive and moving. Some friendships do not last forever. Sad when they turn hurtful.... Have a great/blessed day................

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/25/2024 1:56:00 PM

A friendship that you treasured, Found itself in a storm, became badly weathered. Great write, though sad. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/30/2024 8:31:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you found my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write be a Great write. Friendships like the weather do change. Guess we always want great friendships & weather. Hugs... Have a great/blessed day................

Sam Kauffman

Date: 6/25/2024 11:07:00 AM

Well done, Paula. Your words show how much you treasure friendships along with illustrating the aching pain of watching a friendship implode. Best wishes for the contest. Sending you blessings of comfort for your sad heart.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/30/2024 8:28:00 AM

Thank You for your note and for your best wishes in the contest. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. When friendships run deep, over many years it makes it harder to understand it. What went worry? A dear friend of many year broke up with me then divorced her husband. He & I talked. He could not believe what she did. Have a great/blessed day................

Panagiota Romios

Date: 6/25/2024 9:58:00 AM

Deep, showcasing interelationships. One has to let words, roll off our backs. If not they are like Thick sticky syrup and never go away. Do your power to forget any that hurt you,.live for today.withthose who honor you. Online relationships are the worst only in my experience ofbeing online 24 years. Easy to present oneself falsely. This goes for alll sites, updated comment. 6/26/2024 Pangie

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/30/2024 8:21:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Friendships do come & then they go. It is part of life. Too bad some are very hurtful. Have a great/blessed day................

Valsa George

Date: 6/25/2024 1:14:00 AM

Even close friends can hurt us through their actions and words. The same person who made us laugh through witty remarks and delighted us with sweet words, sometimes can utter harsh words and even a tirade . This contrast is so baffling. A great poem, Paula.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/25/2024 10:04:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you found my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write to be A great poem. You are so right when you say, "This contrast is so baffling." Life can be so crazy/sad when these things happen. Have a great/blessed day................

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/24/2024 6:43:00 PM

Oh the sadness in the end. These things do happen. Great write, Paula!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/25/2024 9:55:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you found my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write to be a Great write. Yes, sadness at the end. Not all good friends stay friends. So sad these things happen in life. Have a great/blessed day................

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 6/23/2024 9:14:00 PM

So sorry to hear this. Could it be an underlying problem the other person has? Boundaries are good. This poem starts me thinking. It is full of questions and sad thoughts.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/24/2024 8:47:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Yes, many questions to think about. I like it when my readers think. Read what I sent to Karen Jones-below. True Friendships should be forever but some leave. So sad.... Have a great/blessed day................

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/23/2024 7:05:00 PM

You have just penned the condensed version of Tolstoy's War & Peace. Thanks for sparing us all those unpronounceable names! Precious penning, Paula!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/24/2024 8:42:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Yes, life is filled with War & Peace. Today, more than ever. True Friendships should be forever but some leave. Oh Well!!! So sad.... Have a great/blessed day................

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/23/2024 5:48:00 PM

opposites attract, paula...I hope things clear up as I savor this enlightening piece...all the best in the contest!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/24/2024 8:39:00 AM

Thank You for your note and all the best in the contest. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Friendships come then they go. Guess that is part of life. Have a great/blessed day................

Karen Jones

Date: 6/23/2024 2:11:00 PM

True friendships weather any storm! I like your take on this!

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/24/2024 8:36:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. True Friendships should be forever. Best friends for 14+years. Closer to her than her sister. I did her wedding. We were both in her wedding. Sister/husband Not. She got mad at the way I did My Mother's funeral. None of her business. Send nasty letter/would not talk. Her husband divorced her. So sad. Have a great/blessed day................

Zyrool Gifford

Date: 6/23/2024 12:31:00 PM

Very touching, Paula. Sad when good friends fall out.

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/24/2024 8:22:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you found my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write to be Very touching. Yes, it is very sad when good friends fall out. Guess it is part of life. Have a great/blessed day................

Silent One

Date: 6/23/2024 11:00:00 AM

This is lovely Paula, we all need great friends like this... But sometimes it can go a bit sore.. sad when that happens..

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/23/2024 11:16:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you found my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write be lovely. Friendships should last forever but some do not. Some turn very hurtful along the way. Yes, it is so sad when that happens.... Have a great/blessed day................

Susan Ashley

Date: 6/23/2024 10:43:00 AM

Dear Paula, you express the joyful similarities and the upsetting contrast of two friends and the unfortunate breakdown of their relationship with poetic heart and finesse. So sad when this happens. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/23/2024 11:11:00 AM

Thank You for your note and for your Warmest wishes. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Friendships come then they go. Some very hurtful along the way. It is called life but it is so sad.... Have a great/blessed day................

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/23/2024 10:39:00 AM

Sad to learn that a friendship can go sour, but I guess that is life. Thanks for sharing this one with us and it might not be you and your friend, but someone out there probably has experienced the loss of a friend. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara K

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/23/2024 11:06:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Yes, friendships can go sour. Guess it is part of life but so sad when it does... Have a great/blessed day................

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/23/2024 10:10:00 AM

So sad . This can happen and it's very disheartening

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 6/23/2024 10:26:00 AM

Thank You for your note. Glad you enjoyed my sad "Two Friends In Contrast" write. Yes, this is part of life but so sad... Have a great/blessed day................

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/23/2024 8:30:00 AM

Two Friends In Contrast ~ Date Written: 6/23/2024