My friends are little lamps to me, <br />Their radiance warms and cheers me, <br />and all the way dark and lone, <br />Is brightened by their rays. <br /> <br />I try to keep them bright by love, <br />And never let them dim with doubt; <br />For everytime I lose a friend, <br />A little lamp goes out. <br /> <br />© Copy Right 2001 WILFRED JOHN<br /><br />WILFRED JOHN<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/everytime-i-lose-a-friend/