I still stand in the fields to weave flowers the same,
And I take them and give them to her once again,
Where in the meadow she lies with flowers all around,
Under a small cross and six feet of ground.

Your head
contained my secrets
Your heart
kept me complete
Your hands
held all the promise
Of a friend
Who cherished me
Your smile
brought me warmth
Your spirit
kept me strong
Your laughter
reached my ears
When I could not
hear my own.

-- Submitted by Theresa Kehoe from Westbrook, ME

 -- Submitted by Pratiksha Sadh from India

 An invisible friend whose name was Buddy
Went everywhere that David would be.
They'd play for hours without a fight
But only he could this playmate see.

 Together they sat to eat their lunch
And to bed for their daily nap.
Never once was David alone
For Buddy was there in his baseball cap.

 The years passed by and sad to say,
Buddy no more came out to play.
He must have found another friend
Who needed him more, I comprehend.

 I too, have a friend that I can't see;
His name is Jesus, but he'll never leave.
Unlike Buddy, he won't someday go
To befriend another if I just believe.

 -- Submitted by Gloria Sarasin from Trinity, NC

Thanks for being such a good friend to me.
You've opened up my eyes to things I couldn't see.
I hope we last forever, you know.
So that everyday our love will grow.

You've been there, through thick and thin.
And now I can truly say I can call you a friend.
I hate to have to share you with others,
Like other friends, your sister, your brother, your mother.

Other people may have no clue
about the closeness between me and you.
But,all I want to say Is
Thank You!

-- Submitted by Shekiah from Miami, FL

I want a friend with whom to laugh,
who isn't sorrow bent,
but everywhere I seemed to go,
sorrow also went.

If I could fly off to the moon,
would laughter I find there,
or does sadness fill the universe
and tears found everywhere?

Perhaps, if I be the one to laugh,
another's heart to lift,
I could make another smile
and give laughter as a gift.

-- Submitted by Gloria Sarasin from Trinity, NC

I lie on my bed at night
And wonder where I am
I feel all alone
And start to feel like it's over
You come along
And hold my hand
You tell me
We'll get through this
And now I don't feel alone

-- Submitted by Ian J. Dawson from Seahouses, Northumberland, England

She's my treasure,
with whom I can share,
all the thoughts and feelings,
I wouldn't be able to bear.

 My hope and my joy,
for going through this life.
Past every single problem,
and every single strife.

 I love her most dear,
with all of my heart.
I will always remember,
we shall never be apart.

 I'll remember her words,
those wise words she spoke.
I will always remember,
her every single joke.

 Her courage and strength,
when the going got rough.
We stuck through it together,
nothing could ever be too tough.

 Fear was destroyed,
by our will to achieve.
We will conquer our faults,
we will always believe.

 We both believe in each other,
we will both stand together.
This is how it will be,
forever and ever!

 -- Submitted by Lindsay from Watervliet, NY