Dream Friend

I always dreamed someone swell would turn up,

Who’d consider my feelings routinely,

Who would share lots of stuff without being gruff,

And if they disagreed would not do it meanly.

Then you came along and my wishes came true;

You’re a friend who I trust and I treasure.

You always give help and I know that you care;

You’re my friend and it gives me great pleasure.

By Karl and Joanna Fuchs

Cultivate a friendship,......

Cultivate a friendship,
As you do a garden bed;
Nourish, feed and watch it grow,
With help and nice things said.

Smile, it's like the sunshine
Needed for the flowers,
Loving hands to tend and care,
Soft rains and sun-filled hours.

Little hurts are like the weeds,
That come between the rows;
Pull and cast them out before,
The beautiful friendship goes.

Be proud of your well-tended garden,
And proud of a good friend too,
All the work you put into them,
Will come straight back to you

Don't neglect your garden,
Or the good friends that you know,
Don't let a single day go by,
Keep trying, both will grow.

~Ruth Moyer Gilmout~