I don’t really know -
Why it happened as it did.
Why I should find this place -
Where people always give.
♥
I never really knew for certain -
What friendship was all about.
Now, I know for sure in my heart -
And say that without any doubts.
♥
Sometimes it seems so unreal -
Like a dream that has come true.
I know it’s not a dream now -
As I have been graced by you.



Searching sometimes in darkness -
For someone to be a friend to me,
But then, you came along, and -
Touched my heart so tenderly.
♥
“Total strangers” I once thought -
Finding a heart to belong,
But that all changed as I learned -
To sing the “friendship song.”
♥
Perhaps, as lonely as I thought I was –
Seeking someone who would care,
I found someone special in you -
And know that you are always there.



It didn’t matter who or what creed -
What color or even what age,
It only mattered that we became -
Friends on the very same page.
♥
I never dreamed that in a lifetime -
I could see Jesus so plain and clear,
Despite the pain, the grief, and trials -
Through you He is so very near.
♥
I remember once reading something -
A scripture in the Holy book,
“Blessed are the poor of spirit, the merciful -
No matter who they are or how they look.”



“Blessed are the peacemakers” it read -
For certainly they shall see God.”
Blessed I became indeed, and graced -
As you gave me a friendly nod.
♥
We are never too young or old -
Too wise, wealthy or poor.
When I embraced your friendship -
It opened many unlocked doors.
♥
It was an unlocked door in my life -
To a heart I could never dream,
Your support, kindness, and caring -
Just took hold and overwhelmed me.



I suppose we might never feel -
The full impact in our lives, that is true,
But I’ve come to realize over time -
That to know you is to love you!

♥   ♥   ♥
© Deacon Steve A. Polite
Sept. 27, 2006