Friendship

A friend is someone you can trust,
Who'll be there come what may,
Who will support you when like dust,
Your dreams have blown away.

He knows your bad points with the good,
Your failures with your fame,
Though all your faults are understood,
He stands by you the same.

He cares not if you're rich or poor,
Or for his own self gain,
For friendship bought we can be sure,
Dries up like summer rain.

A friend will listen when you speak,
Responding tactfully,
But his opinion which you seek,
Is given honestly.

Suppose this friend I cannot find,
What is it I can do ?
The answer which should spring to mind,
Is "I must be one too".

- Mel Austin -