Some you meet are hollow, Some have hides of steel, Some are craven, witless dogs While some know how you feel. Most ambulate with caution, friend, Tread the middle path And then once, in a lifetime, You’ll find that man with heart! He’ll stand there like a solid rock Deflect abuse and shame, He’ll fight for trust with passion He’s proud to bear his name. He’ll shake your hand in kinship And support you to the end…. That rarity in human kind, That finding is your FRIEND!
M. 2 July 2020 Taranaki NZ
Dedicated with warmth to my very, very few, real friends.... but in particular to my old comrade in arms, Stephen E. Yocum