Poetry Friday...

Okay boys and girls...it's Friday! Finally!! The sun is shining, it's warming up outside, and it's a beautiful day!

I was just sitting here thinking about my busy weekend...(what weekend isn't busy?) Performing a wedding on saturday which is always a great time. I find it amazing to be part of the beginning of new life and new love. Fun, food, fellowship...and someone to share your love and your interests and your time...what could be better?

Well, there is always the flip side of the coin. What if you don't have that special someone to share with? What if love just hasn't found you yet? Or, what if you loved and lost...due to a misunderstanding, or error in judgement, or mis-communication, or whatever...?

Well, since this is Poetry Friday...allow me the space to offer the following...

Desparations' Hope

Pain and sorrow crush the heart
Desparation now a part;
Alone within, darkness descends,
A trail of torment now begins.

Love is lost, spirit crushed,
Heart-felt voices now are hushed.
Hope is lost, dispair my friend,
Wondering when the pain will end.

But true friends see thru tinted eyes,
Asking not the hows or whys.
Love so deep, not understood
Offered oft in bad and good.

An ear to hear and arms so strong
Holds you safe where you belong.
Shoulder firm to lean upon,
Steadfast and sure till fear is gone.

Strength is given, love poured out,
Love is shared beyond all doubt.
Connected now by heart and mind,
Soul to soul evermore entwined.

Seems to me the key to surviving this old world is
True Friends...True friends are hard to find. They are worth their weight in gold. They like you for who you are, not what you can do for them. True friends are willing to lend a hand, lend a buck, lend a laugh, or lend a kleenex.

This weekend, I urge you to spend some quality time with your true friend...even if it's only a phone call or an email. They are there for you...share the love

Your friend...Gary :-)