Friendship Tapestry

Beautiful and rich is old friendship;
Like a tapestry threaded with gold,
It shines through the years in splendor
With patterns striking and bold:
Laughter and words softly spoken,
And handclasps warm and true,
Nearness in comforting silence
At times when sorrow comes through.

Pleasures, smiles, and successes
Are woven in threads of song
To brighten the hearts of comrades
As they travel the roads along.
May our friendship ever smolder
With life's warm, tender glow;
And may we meet again like this
And peace and laughter know.

~ Mildred C. Higgins