Originally Posted by dottie

Hi All who read this.....

Everyone of us has a special friend on these Forums who is unable to visit at this present time - I am unable to mention her name for various reasons but I feel if we could leave her a message of Hope, or a short poem, in fact anything that shows our love and support, maybe just maybe she will look in and see that we all care and wish her well, and that some time in the new New Year she may feel able to return to the fold.

Always remember a Guardian Angel sits on your right side, he will protect you and love you, support you and care for you, until this time in your life passes........

Originally Posted by dottie

True friends are hard to come by - Your first true friend should be yourself

Today I met a great new friend
Who knew me right away
It was funny how how she understood
All I had to say

She listened to my problems
She listened to my dreams
We talked about love and life
She'd been there, too, it seems

I never once felt judged by her
She knew just how I felt
She seemed to just accept me
And all the problems I'd been dealt

She didn't interrupt me
Or need to have her say
She just listened very patiently
And didn't go away

I wanted her to understand
How much this meant to me
But as I went to hug her
Something startled me

I put my arms in front of me
And went to pull her nearer
And realised that my new best friend
Was nothing but a mirror

Retold by Kimberly Kirberger

Originally Posted by dottie

An excerpt from - A Friends Greeting by Heather Haff

I'd like to be the sort of friend that
you have been to me,
I'd like to be the help that
you've been always glad to be.

I'd like to mean as much to you
each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine,
to me along the way.

I'd like to do the big things and
the splendid things for you,
To brush the grey from out your skies,
and leave them only blue.

Originally Posted by dottie

Special People

Isn't it funny how some special people
Don't realise they're special at all?
They're thoughtful without even thinking
They're always there when you call......
They share not expecting a thing in return
Yet always seem richer for giving
Isn't it lovely how these special people
Can teach us so much about living
Your're one of these special people ............
Thanks for being my friend