A Shining Promise by lina244 - A Poem from AllPoetry


 * My words race one another,
 * in their eagerness to write of
 * the beauty, the purity, the splendor of friendship.
 * The ink of my pen floods,
 * spilling awe and fascination onto the deltas of my notebooks,
 * as its waters murmur of its trust, devotion, loyalty.
 * Age is measured by years,
 * height by feet and inches,
 * but the love of a friend,
 * is measured by sacrifices.


 * A friend is a mirror;
 * imitating the intensity of your emotions;
 * face blooming with smiles in your happiness,
 * eyes wilting with tears in your sadness.
 * A friend is a shining promise,
 * one that never rusts or loses its luster.
 * A friend is the invitation to the dimples of dreams,
 * and the rejection to the convincing charms of fears.


 * A friend is someone who
 * has folded and unfolded your veins like a newspaper,
 * read you cover to cover,
 * and yet you are the book on the top shelf,
 * the book which is read again and again.
 * A friend is the one who has the curiosity and patience,
 * to unlatch the window of your heart,
 * and stare entranced not only at your lucid cheerfull days,
 * but also at your foggy confused nights.
 * Someone who lifts your burdens off your aching shoulders,
 * and cheerfuly places them on his.
 * A vivd green leaf in spring,
 * one that laughs at Time's windy breathe,
 * that cannot send it to autumns murdering grip.


 * Love may be a beautiful sun in a clear blue sky,
 * but friendship is a radiant moon;
 * an island of beauty and hope,
 * surrounded by the darkness's snarling tides.
 * Love makes winter seem like summer,
 * but friendship transforms cold uninviting winter,
 * into a beautiful enchanting host.
 * Friendship is when the tears of sadness,
 * never ripen from the harsh sun of betrayal.
 * They are picked by the gentle fingers of forgiveness,
 * and then harvested to the graveyards of the soul.


 * Having a true friend is like having a star in your pocket,
 * or the full moon hung on your bedroom ceiling.
 * It is the most valuable of treasures, the most sincere of feelings.
 * So water it with affection,
 * and let it bask in the warmth of laughter and smiles,
 * and watch as it shades you, in the beautiful moments,
 * that define your life.