Friendship

 

 

 

Under the branches of a sheltering tree

We sat you and me

I felt for the first time

So far from the alone space

Within which I was lost

With not a soul to call on

To be received

I do now know if you will ever be aware

Of just how much your presence means to me

Just consisting in these quiet moment of togetherness

And the offer of support and care

You give to me

A gift more valuable than air

I hope to be equal to it

And yes Coleridge said it well

Friendship is a sheltering tree

It gives us comfort

Both in times of peace

And also in the midst of a storm