BeautyofOurFriendship

FriendshipisaPricelessGift
thatcannotbeboughtorsold,
Butitsvalueisfargreater
thanamountainmadeofGold.

Forgoldiscoldandlifeless,
itcanneitherseenorhear
Andinthetimeoftrouble
itispowerlesstocheer–

ithasnoearstolisten
Norhearttounderstand,
Itcannotbringyoucomfort
orreachoutahelpinghand

SowhenyouaskGodforagift
bethankfulifHEsends
notdiamonds,pearlsorriches
ButTheLoveofRealTrueFriends.
-HelenSteinerRice-