Friendship needs no studied phrases, <br />Polished face, or winning wiles; <br />Friendship deals no lavish praises, <br />Friendship dons no surface smiles. <br /> <br />Friendship follows nature's diction, <br />Shuns the blandishments of art, <br />Boldly severs truth from fiction, <br />Speaks the language of the heart. <br /> <br />Friendship favors no condition, <br />Scorns a narrow-minded creed, <br />Lovingly fulfills its mission, <br />Be it word or be it deed. <br /> <br />Friendship cheers the faint and weary, <br />Makes the timid spirit brave, <br />Warns the erring, lights the dreary, <br />Smooths the passage to the grave. <br /> <br />Friendship-pure, unselfish friendship, <br />All through life's allotted span, <br />Nurtures, strengthens, widens, lengthens, <br />Man's relationship with man.<br /><br />Anonymous Americas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/friendship-296/
