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The Flowers of Friendship
If good friends fell from the sky like
raindrops,
I'd turn my umbrella upside down and have
all that I need.
But friends do not come to us that way,
instead they shoot up through the ground
from a tiny seed of common interest, are
cultivated with good times and grow into a
beautiful flower to enjoy that continues to
bloom as long as it is cared for.
These flowers of friendship are gathered into
a fragrant bouquet that enhances the world
around us and are meant to be enjoyed by
ourselves as well as to bring cheer or
comfort to others.
Like flowers, friendships also go through changes, sometimes they are allowed to
die, but if you care for them well and tend them with a gentle touch, they will
continue to build roots in new places and bloom for years of enjoyment.
When you have found a friend such as this,
you will know by the beauty and fragrance that surrounds your life and it will
spread like beautiful wildflowers to enrich all of us.
Author unknown
since 11/9/2001
