Friends

Friends may meet for just one hour, Yet friendship may forever flower; Such a bond’s a binding gift, A bridge of passion thru the rift; A single word, a single smile, And now together, mile for mile; Friends might only rarely greet, Thus each meeting’s such a treat. Cherish the moment, make it sweet, For friends might not have long to meet. Friendship makes for endless treasure, Fruits which go beyond mere measure; Passions may tomorrow shift, Yet always keep that wondrous gift. Friends may not walk side by side, Yet in thought shall keep astride; Friends walk as one all one’s life, Thus through peace and thus through strife. Bonds of friendship none can sever: “Not thus now but thus forever.”

--Yunzhong Hou