Sincere Friendships Are a Blessing
Sincere Friendships …

Sincere friends will be in harmony and balance with you,
Inspire a caring, nurturing bond of love that is true,
Nurture the friendship by bringing out the best in you.
Compassion and kindness is paramount to friendship.
Eternal friends see the same truths and are soul family.
Respect each other’s personal space and beliefs.
Eventide is a good time for quiet conversation.
Foundation: let it be built on love, honesty, and respect.
Remember that a true friend is like a mirror to your soul.
Imbue your friendship with golden memories.
Every moment is precious, make it so.
Nearly always a good friend will share a box of chocolates with you.
Dreams and rainbows can be followed together or separately.
Sincere friends sing your praises, even when you’re not around,
Help when you need it and hold you up when you’re down.
Instill a sense that the friendship is a safe place for total freedom to be one’s self.
Provide a shoulder to cry on even if you are wearing your best shirt.
Sincere friendships are a true blessing.
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© 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Wonderful poetry. Yes, sincere friendships are a blessing.
Thank you so much, Rasma. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
Beautiful thoughts. Sincere friendships, ones so true, are such a beautiful bounty in this travel of life we are on!
Thank you so much, Donald. Yes, friendships are a “beautiful bounty”, a lovely phrase.
Excellent acrostic piece with some great thoughts and a very solid,sincere understanding of true friendship. Even some fantastic rhyming in this piece, which I’ve always found challenging in acrostic poetry. Nice work Phyllis.
Glad you enjoyed it, Paul. Yes, the is a challenge in an acrostic. Thanks for your very kind words.