True Friendship

 

Blood is thicker than water so they say

Does this diminish friendship along the way?

In friendship there grows a bond of trust

that when apart remains a must

Families grew with us from day one

yet a friendship takes time to come

Friends are many but the special are few

and every day they are renewed like the dew

Kith and kin are a given fact

but a friend is like a rare artefact

Friendship comes through labour and adversity

and has its roots in true generosity

Not the generosity of gifts and the like 

but a spirit of perseverance through each day and night

A bond grows over time of mutual attraction

and this is not affected by any distraction

 

I have one such friend whom I have yet to meet

we speak every day and he is hard to beat

I am here for him and he is there for me

even though not members of the same family tree

I think of him often and pray for him each day

no matter the distance or how far away

Months and years pass by yet we remain steadfast

the bond is strengthened as time is passed

Friendship can emerge out of the blue

with someone you never knew

A seed planted and gently nourished

and over time so deeply cherished

Sometimes there is aridity and disagreement

but this is not a cause for any disappointment

It signifies that we know each other more

than we did in times before

 

My friend lives thousands of miles away

and probably I shall never come his way

But a friend in need is a friend indeed

and those many miles increase our friendship of need