There is a young woman, <br />who lives so far away from me; <br />if she lived closer, <br />I could give her a big hug. <br />We came across one another, <br />not very long ago, <br />since then she has touched <br />my heart and soul <br />with her poems and prayers. <br />She held out the hand of friendship <br />as I held mine out to her, <br />we both accepted gratefully, <br />and two distant lives were touched <br />from half way a world away. <br />That bond of friendship gets stronger <br />with every poem and prayer that we write. <br />Maybe we will never meet in person, <br />but that does not matter at all. <br />Because through our words <br />the world has shrunk, <br />and it is as if she <br />is living right next door. <br />That if we reached out <br />our hands would touch <br />as our words have done before. <br />This poem was written <br />in friendship for a very special friend <br />Meggie Gultiano. <br /> <br /> <br />28 July 2007<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-meggie-in-friendship/
