Inspirational Friendship Poems
Here's some inspirational friendship poems to remind us of how friends are life's gifts. Friendship is one of the most important relationships we would cultivate in our lifetime. In our journey of life, lots can happen but without friends the journey is made rather dull and lonely. Friends have the ability to make our joys all the more sweeter and our pains just a tad softer. Loyal friends who stand by us through both our joys and sufferings are indeed cherished treasures. Let's not take our friends for granted. Let's be grateful for the special friendships we've built over the years while embracing new friends warmly. Let's be reminded of the beauty of friendship by reading through these friendship poems! A number of these friends poems are by Edgar A. Guest. His views on friendships are sincere and stirring. Enjoy!
A Friend's Greeting
by Edgar A. GuestI'd like to be the sort of friend that you have
been to me;
I'd like to be the help that you've been always
glad to be;
I'd like to mean as much to you each minute
of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me
along the way. I'd like to do the big things and the splendid
things for you,
To brush the gray from out your skies and
leave them only blue;
I'd like to say the kindly things that I so oft
have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul the way
that mine you've stirred. I'd like to give you back the joy that you have
given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will
never be;
I'd like to make you feel as rich as I, who
travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to
lean upon. I'm wishing at this Christmas time that I could
but repay
A portion of the gladness that you've strewn
along my way;
And could I have one wish this year, this only
would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have
been to me.
A Mile With Me
by Henry Van DykeO who will walk a mile with me
Along life's merry way?
A comrade blithe and full of glee,
Who dares to laugh out loud and free,
And let his frolic fancy play,
Like a happy child, through the flowers gay
That fill the field and fringe the way
Where he walks a mile with me. And who will walk a mile with me
Along life's weary way?
A friend whose heart has eyes to see
The stars shine out o'er the darkening lea,
And the quiet rest at the end o' the day,—
A friend who knows, and dares to say,
The brave, sweet words that cheer the way
Where he walks a mile with me. With such a comrade, such a friend,
I fain would walk till journeys end,
Through summer sunshine, winter rain,
And then?—Farewell, we shall meet again!
A Smile
by Author Unknown
Smiling is infectious,
You catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too. I passed around the corner,
And someone saw my grin,
When he smiled I realized,
I'd passed it on to him. I thought about that smile,
Then realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine,
Could travel round the earth. So, if you feel a smile begin,
Don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected.
First Name Friends
by Edgar A. GuestThough some may yearn for titles great,
and seek the frills of fame,
I do not care to have an extra handle to my name.
I am not hungry for the pomp of life's high dignities,
I do not sigh to sit among the honored LL. D.'s.
I shall be satisfied if I can be unto the end,
To those I know and live with here, a simple, first-name friend. There's nothing like the comradeship which warms the lives of those
Who make the glorious circle of the Jacks and Bills and Joes.
With all his majesty and power, Old Caesar never knew
The joy of first-name fellowship, as all the Eddies do.
Let them who will be "mistered" here and raised above the rest;
I hold a first-name greeting is by far the very best. Acquaintance calls for dignity. You never really know
The man on whom the terms of pomp you feel you must bestow.
Professor William Joseph Wise may be your friend, but still
You are not certain of the fact till you can call him Bill.
But hearts grow warm and lips grow kind, and all the shamming ends,
When you are in the company of good old first-name friends. The happiest men on earth are not the men of highest rank;
That joy belongs to George, and Jim, to Henry and to Frank;
With them the prejudice of race and creed and wealth depart,
And men are one in fellowship and always light of heart.
So I would live and laugh and love until my sun descends,
And share the joyous comradeship of honest first-name friends.
Friends
by Edgar A. GuestAin't it fine when things are going
Topsy-turvy and askew
To discover someone showing
Good old-fashioned faith in you? Ain't it good when life seems dreary
And your hopes about to end,
Just to feel the handclasp cheery
Of a fine old loyal friend? Gosh! one fellow to another
Means a lot from day to day,
Seems we're living for each other
In a friendly sort of way. When a smile or cheerful greetin'
Means so much to fellows sore,
Seems we ought to keep repeatin'
Smiles an' praises more an' more.
Heartprints
by Author Unknown
Whatever our hands touch -
We leave fingerprints!
On walls, on furniture
On doorknobs, dishes, books.
There's no escape.
As we touch we leave our identity. Wherever I go today
Help me leave heartprints!
Heartprints of compassion
Of understanding and love. Heartprints of kindness
And genuine concern.
May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter
Or an anxious mother
Or perhaps an aged grandfather. Send me out today
To leave heartprints.
And if someone should say,
"I felt your touch,"
May they also sense the love
that is deep within my heart.
It Takes Time
by Fion LimI know you're hurting today
feeling as if the world stands still
while your heart achingly breaks
and gray skies have settled in I know it seems overpowering
for you to bear today's strains
rest your weary body if you must
cry your heart out if it helps I know how crushing it is
when the loss seems unbearable
you feel your world is in shreds
and your heart is bleeding so Little matters much at this moment
when you so long for the past
where things were good and fine
but please know one day you'll be okay
Till then my dear friend
I'll be standing by you
as you've done so for me in the past
I'll stand by you my friend
Copyright © 2012 Fion Lim. All rights reserved.
Keeping On
by Fion LimAs I look to the past
you were there
As I look at my present
you are here
As I imagine my future
you would be thereMy dear friend
over two decades since
we were merely young minds
now look at us
despite life's hang-ups
our friendship keeps on
Copyright © 2012 Fion Lim. All rights reserved.
The Unknown Friends
by Edgar A. GuestWe cannot count our friends, nor say
How many praise us day by day.
Each one of us has friends that he
Has yet to meet and really know,
Who guard him, wheresoe'er they be,
From harm and slander's cruel blow.
They help to light our path with cheer,
Although they pass as strangers here. These friends, unseen, unheard, unknown,
Our lasting gratitude should own.
They serve us in a thousand ways
Where we perhaps should friendless be;
They tell our worth and speak our praise
And for their service ask no fee;
They choose to be our friends, although
We have not learned to call them so. We cannot guess how large the debt
We owe to friends we have not met.
We only know, from day to day,
That we discover here and there
How one has tried to smooth our way,
And ease our heavy load of care,
Then passed along and left behind
His friendly gift for us to find.
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