Poems To Send To Friends
A million "I love you’s" will never properly convey how much I cherish my friends. In 2022, my gratitude for them has reached new levels as we’re navigating a newly virtual world. Hearts need holding, anger calls for conversation, sorrow ignites sharing, and not one of us is leaving this year unchanged. All of this without being able to reach out and touch a hand, hug a shoulder, or wipe a tear from a grieving face.
So how do you bridge the space between? How do you celebrate togetherness without gathering? I’ve been turning to reading and writing poetry. Its offerings help me remember what it’s like to be in physical community with my long-distance friends. I’m seeking solace in poetry when loneliness comes calling, and allowing each stanza to nourish me with hope during this heavy year.
If you’re feeling alone right now, that’s okay. Loneliness happens more easily in the winter months, so reach out for support if you can. If you’re not lonely, consider someone who might be feeling that way and connect for a conversation.
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"Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone."
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"Make me laugh over coffee,
make it a double, make it frothy
so it seethes in our delight.
Make my cup overflow
with your small happiness.
I want to hoot and snort and cackle and chuckle.
Let your laughter fill me like a bell.
Let me listen to your ringing and singing
as Billie Holiday croons above our heads."
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"What is the greatest gift?
Could it be the world itself—the oceans, the meadowlark,
the patience of the trees in the wind?
Could it be love, with its sweet clamor of passion?
Something else—something else entirely
holds me in thrall.
That you have a life that I wonder about
more than I wonder about my own."
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"To all my friends who have been with me in weakness
when water falls rush down my two sides
To all my friends who have felt me in anguish
when this earthen back breaks between the crack of two blades
To all my friends who have held me in rage
when fire tears through swallows behind tight grins
I know you
I see you
I hear you"
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"why be evasive
when you can listen to an audio book
about a biologist
on a mysterious expedition
to Area X
an area cut off from civilization
today I’ve spoken to no one
and I feel fine
but feelings aren’t facts my friends
and I’ve eaten the last of the cheese
and table water crackers
and I have no salary
but I will hold you"
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"Your head is wild with books, Sybil,
But your heart is good and kind—
I feel a new contentment near you,
A pleasure of the mind.
Glad should I be to sit beside you,
And let long hours glide by,
Reading, through all your sweet narrations,
The language of your eye."
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"And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship.
And he answered, saying:
Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace."
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"The Arabs used to say,
When a stranger appears at your door,
feed him for three days
before asking who he is,
where he’s come from,
where he’s headed.
That way, he’ll have strength
enough to answer.
Or, by then you’ll be
such good friends
you don’t care."
"Long Years apart – can make no
Breach a second cannot fill –
The absence of the Witch does not
Invalidate the spell –
The embers of a Thousand Years
Uncovered by the Hand
That fondled them when they were Fire
Will stir and understand –"
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"at the function, i feel myself splitting into too many rooms of static
you touch my hand & there i am
•
do you want to be best friends?
a box for yes, a box for no"
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"Dear comrades, my comrades,
My heart is always true;
An’ ever an’ ever
I shall remember you.
We all joined together,
Together joined we four;
An’ I have been first to
Pass t’rough the open door."
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"Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree—
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?"
"When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don’t stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven’t hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit."
"i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that."
"Now you are strong
And we are but grapes aching with ripeness.
Crush us!
Squeeze from us all the brave life
Contained in these full skins.
But ours is a subtle strength
Potent with centuries of yearning,
Of being kegged and shut away
In dark forgotten places.
We shall endure
To steal your senses
In that lonely twilight
Of your winter’s grief."
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"more and more of my friends
are becoming parents or partners
to plants
i have lived long and short enough
to remember the homegirls who
danced non-stop until three a.m.
the moon a parabola to our party
i’ve grown up enough
to see them sing their favorite slow songs
to herbs and succulents on their windowsills
in homes they sowed from dreams"
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"it is like the world
hasn’t happened
when I call out
all my friends are there
everyone we love
is still alive gathered
at the lakeside
like constellations
my honeyed kin
honeyed light
beneath the sky"
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"I'd love you and be your catfish
friend and drive such lonely
thoughts from your mind
and suddenly you would be
at peace,
and ask yourself, "I wonder
if there are any catfish
in this pond? It seems like
a perfect place for them.""
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Friendship poems from famous poets and best beautiful poems to feel good. Best friendship poems ever written. Read all poems about friendship.
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I think awhile of Love, and while I think,
Love is to me a world,
Sole meat and sweetest drink,
And a youth said, "Speak to us of Friendship."
Your friend is your needs answered.
What's friendship? The hangover's faction,
The gratis talk of outrage,
Exchange by vanity, inaction,
The feeling of friendship from the start
Is that special feeling in your heart
A feeling from deep down inside
A feeling that no one should hide
You were my friend then: now almost stranger!
Our friendship appeared once very glorious;
What happened meantime, gives me great anger;
Our friendship no longer remains serious.
Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree --
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most contantly?
Friendship
Friendship is love,
Without friendship love means nothing!
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Friend poems from famous poets and best beautiful poems to feel good. Best friend poems ever written. Read all poems about friend.
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And a youth said, "Speak to us of Friendship."
Your friend is your needs answered.
COME away, come away, death,
And in sad cypres let me be laid;
Fly away, fly away, breath;
I am slain by a fair cruel maid.
I have a friend who still believes in heaven.
Not a stupid person, yet with all she knows, she literally talks to God.
She thinks someone listens in heaven.
On earth she's unusually competent.
A friend
What makes a friend?
A friend
Is someone that everyone needs
'How seldom, friend! a good great man inherits
Honour or wealth with all his worth and pains!
It sounds like stories from the land of spirits
If any man obtain that which he merits
Art thou abroad on this stormy night
on thy journey of love, my friend?
The sky groans like one in despair.
A friend like you is like no other friend
A friend like you is a friend i dont regret meeting
A friend like you is like a friend i cant scream at or fight with
A friend like you is like having no worries in my life
Friendship Poems
Free, rhyming friendship poems for cards, e-cards or to accompany a gift. Let your friends know how important they are in your life.
Thank you friend poems are popular, like this friendship message listing qualities you love in him or her.
Thank You, Friend
Thank you, friend, for all the things
That mean so much to me--
For concern and understanding
You give abundantly.
Thanks for listening with your heart;
For cheering me when I'm blue;
For bringing out the best in me;
And just for being you.
Thanks for in-depth conversation
That stimulates my brain;
For silly times we laugh out loud;
For things I can't explain.
For looking past my flaws and faults;
For all the time you spend;
For all the kind things that you do,
Thank you; thank you, friend.
By Joanna Fuchs
My Everything Friend
You magnify my happiness
When I am feeling glad;
You help to heal my injured heart
Whenever I am sad.
You’re such a pleasure in my life;
I hope that you can see
How meaningful your friendship is;
You’re a total joy to me.
By Joanna Fuchs
Here's an encouraging, uplifting, supportive free verse friendship poem for someone who needs it.
One of a Kind
You are wonderful, one of a kind,
uniquely valuable!
Right now, think of your positive qualities,
and things you can do better
than the average person can.
Always remember:
Your are smarter,
more capable,
and more significant
than you think you are.
By Joanna Fuchs
This friendship poem talks about how friends share burdens. It's a friend poem that creates a special bond.
Truly A Friend
Someone to lean on when problems appear,
Someone on whom you’d depend,
Someone who’ll lift you when you’re down in the dumps,
That someone is truly a friend.
That’s how I feel about you my dear friend;
You’re so special just as you are.
Just to know that you’re there provides comfort to spare;
A friendship like yours sets the bar.
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs
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Friendship poems can rhyme or be written in free verse, like this one, which is suitable for a best friend poem. Just add the word "best" in the first line.
Because you are my friend
Because you are my friend,
my life is enriched in a myriad of ways.
Like a cool breeze on a sweltering day,
like a ray of sunshine parting glowering clouds,
you lift me up.
In good times, we soar,
like weightless balloons
over neon rainbows.
In bad times, you are soothing balm
for my pummeled soul.
I learn so much from you;
you help me see old things in new ways.
I wonder if you are aware
of the bright seeds you are sowing in me.
I'm a better person for knowing you,
so that everyone I interact with
is touched by your good effect on me.
You relax me, refresh me, renew me.
Your bounteous heart envelops me
in joy and love and peace.
May your life be filled
with dazzling blessings,
just as I am blessed
by being your friend.
By Joanna Fuchs
This friendship verse is good advice for those seeking to acquire new friends.
Friendship poetry can communicate feelings that are hard to speak aloud. Friendship poems like this one can express exactly what a friend means to you.
A Friend I Can Count On
When troubles come a callin’
As those gremlins often do,
And my spirit keeps on fallin’
Till I feel low down and blue…
When I look around for comfort,
Someone quickly jumps to mind,
One who always will support me,
And whose words are always kind.
Who will make my mood feel lighter,
Who’ll help beat my troubles back,
He/She makes the sun shine brighter
And gets my spirit back on track.
Who helps the road seem straighter,
And helps me get around each bend,
Who makes each day seem greater,
And that someone is you, my friend.
By Joanna Fuchs
Our friendship poems can be altered to fit your needs. The following friendship poem can also be used as a best friend poem. Change the first line to: "My best friend, I'm glad I found you." Change the last line to "My very dear best friend." Then you'll have friendship poetry custom made for your friend.
My Treasured Friend
Treasured friend, I’m glad I found you;
Our friendship is a gift we share.
I can be myself around you,
Safe in your love and care.
I miss you when you’re out of sight;
Our friendship bond was meant to be.
I think of you with great delight;
You’re almost part of me.
Through fun and fears, play and tears,
We help each other heal and grow.
I prize our time--the days, the years,
More than you can know.
Just harmony for me and you,
The two of us--a perfect blend.
I’ll cherish you my whole life through,
My dear and treasured friend.
By Joanna Fuchs
Friend poems should celebrate that special bond, as this free verse friendship poem does.
What Is A Friend?
A friend is someone always there
in the back of your mind,
providing feelings of comfort and security.
A friend is someone
who adds happy sparkle to your life,
joy, fun, a predictable creator of happiness.
A friend is a stormproof shelter
from life’s challenges, troubles, uncertainties,
an unassailable bond overcoming any challenge,
strengthening the connection in the process.
You are all this and more, my friend.
Thank you.
By Joanna Fuchs
This friendship poem uses four of the five senses to describe a friend. It's a friend poem with a bit of everything for your friend.
A Friend Is Like...
A friend is like a forest,
Or a lovely, calm blue sea,
A refuge from life’s problems,
As only a friend can be.
A friend is like a song,
Soothing to the brain,
Distracting us from trouble,
Neutralizing pain.
A friend is like some ice cream
On a sweltering summer day,
Making life delicious,
In a friend’s own special way.
A friend is like a blanket,
Bringing peace and rest,
A cocoon of warmth and pleasure;
When we are tired or stressed.
A friend is a bit of everything
That makes life good and sweet,
And you, my friend, are all that;
You make my life complete!
By Joanna Fuchs
This best friend poem is perfect for a greeting card saying or with a friendship gift.
My Best Friend
My best friend would be
someone with whom I can share
ideas, laughs, troubles, fun,
my innermost thoughts,
things I tell no one else,
someone who listens
and really cares.
That is why
my best friend is you.
By Joanna Fuchs
A friendship poem can compare your friend to other good things in your life, as this free verse friend poem does.
Friendship Joy
You are a shelter
From life’s frequent storm;
Like a comfortable blanket;
You keep me snug, safe and warm.
You’re a light in the window
When everything’s dark;
You’re a trip to the circus,
A romp in the park.
Like a bright, sunny summer,
You are joy without end;
And I’m so very privileged
To call you my friend.
By Joanna Fuchs
A friend poem about how friendship makes life easier and better.
Together
Together, my dear friend,
we smooth the rough edges of life,
creating a safe shelter,
to retreat from the chaos.
In that security, I can let "me" out.
My comforting companion,
I care about you as you care about me.
Together, we are each other’s backup.
You are a gift from God.
I am grateful, and I love you.
By Joanna Fuchs
Friendship poems can communicate how a friend softens life's burdens, as this friend poem does.
Your Special Friendship
Whenever my life feels empty,
Those times when I feel a lack,
I thank God for your special friendship,
Because I know you've got my back.
When I wonder about life's true meaning,
And whether it all makes sense,
With a word or a smile from you, friend,
I forget my silly laments.
I guess what I'm trying to say, friend,
Is with all your support and your giving,
You brighten each minute I'm with you,
And make every day well worth living.
By Joanna Fuchs
Friendship poems describe what makes a good friend, as this best friend poem does.
We Are Friends
Whether the day is good or bad,
Whether I'm feeling happy or sad,
If I have a need, you’ll comprehend;
You’ll be there to share and be a friend.
Other people may fill my day,
But never in such an important way;
We support each other ‘round all life’s bends,
It feels so good that we are friends.
By Karl Fuchs
Pure Delight
It's such a pleasure and a joy
To have a friend like you.
You always care, you're always there,
You say the right things, too!
You make me smile when I am low
You're just a pure delight.
We talk a lot about everything;
You make my life so bright!
I hope that I am giving you
Some joy and happiness,
Because you mean so much to me,
More than I can express!
By Joanna Fuchs
Friendship poems can reveal a bit about the hard-to-explain qualities of the friendship bond, like this friend poem does.
My Giving Friend
We share so much of our lives
Our joy and also our pain.
Without you as my friend,
I just might go insane!
You know what I’m talking about;
You’ve been through big things, too.
Yet you cheer me when I’m happy,
You comfort me when I’m blue.
Your giving does not go unnoticed;
I’d be lost without you, friend.
What we have together
No one else can comprehend.
By Joanna Fuchs
This friend poem could be used for a friendship that is relatively new.
Friendship Duet
We meet new people every day;
Why we like some, who can say?
Maybe it's because they think like us;
It might be because they seldom fuss.
It's hard to know why closeness grows;
We like some better; that's how it goes.
I think you're special; I’m glad we met;
Let's keep having fun in our friendship duet.
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs
Friendship poetry can describe why friendship is valuable, as this friend poem does. We hope you like our friendship poems!
The Power of Friends
Everyone knows of the power of friends,
The terrific result, when everything blends.
When people have friends, they don’t stand alone;
Friends always help, when you face the unknown.
Friends give you courage to face problems untold,
So the love of a friend can help make you bold.
They can help you to live a much richer life,
So your every day living will be less filled with strife.
Thanks for being my friend!
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs
This friendship poem describes a true friend. It’s a friend poem sure to be treasured by the recipient.
Dream Friend
I always dreamed someone swell would turn up,
Who’d consider my feelings routinely,
Who would share lots of stuff without being gruff,
And if they disagreed would not do it meanly.
Then you came along and my wishes came true;
You’re a friend who I trust and I treasure.
You always give help and I know that you care;
You’re my friend and it gives me great pleasure.
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs
This friend poem describes the comfort of knowing someone who's always got your back.
Forever Friends
I can always look to you, my friend,
Whenever life's problems abound.
It's great to know that you're there for me.
I feel good just to know you're around.
A friend is a jewel worth a fortune,
But is not just there for display.
A friend is more like a lighthouse,
When your boat has floated astray.
Friend, you are really important,
So right up until life ends,
I'll value your friendship like gold.
I hope we're forever friends
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs
Friendship Poem Prayer
This friendship poem is also a friendship prayer.
A Prayer for a Friend
Lord please give my treasured friend
Love and blessings without end.
Bring contentment in her life;
Comfort her in times of strife.
Always keep her safe, secure;
Let her path to You be sure.
Lord, I pray my friend will be
Close to you, eternally.
By Joanna Fuchs
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