42 Puisi Sahabat Bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris untuk Mempererat Pertemanan

Ilustrasi puisi sahabat. Foto: Unsplash

Puisi merupakan karya sastra yang berasal dari ungkapan atau curahan hati penyair. Puisi juga bisa didefinisikan sebagai bentuk ekspresi diri yang menggambarkan imajinasi, keresahan, kritik, pengalaman, pemikiran, kesenangan, ataupun nasihat seseorang.

Melalui puisi, seseorang dapat mencurahkan isi hatinya secara tersirat maupun eksplisit. Itu sebabnya puisi memiliki beragam tema yang masih berhubungan dengan kehidupan sehari-hari. Salah satu tema yang sering diangkat adalah persahabatan.

Puisi sahabat termasuk puisi yang fleksibel, karena bisa ditulis oleh anak-anak maupun orang dewasa. Gaya bahasanya pun dapat disesuaikan, bisa mengandung kata-kata puitis maupun bahasa sehari-hari yang mudah dimengerti.

Jika dilihat dari isinya, puisi sahabat bisa dikategorikan sebagai puisi romansa. Mengutip buku Seni Mengenal Puisi oleh Agnes Pitaloka dan Amelia Sundari, romansa adalah puisi cerita yang berisi luapan perasaan cinta kasih. Cinta yang dimaksud tidak melulu soal hubungan asmara, tetapi juga kasih yang terjalin dalam sebuah ikatan persahabatan.

Jadikanlah puisi sebagai sarana untuk mencurahkan kasih sayang kepada sahabat sejujur-jujurnya. Ungkapkan seberapa penting peran sahabat dalam hidup dan seberapa berartinya dia bagi Anda. Puisi sahabat juga cocok dihadiahkan sebagai kado perpisahan dengan sahabat yang hendak pergi jauh dalam waktu yang lama.

Bagi yang sedang butuh referensi, berikut 50 puisi sahabat dikutip dari buku Puisi Buat Sahabatku tulisan Hetty Dwi Agustin, Semua tentang Kita: Kumpulan Puisi oleh Eko Sunarto, Kumpulan Puisi Terima Kasih Sahabat tulisan Anandi Seno Putri dkk., dan situs Inspiration Feed.

42 Puisi Sahabat

Ilustrasi persahabatan. Foto: Unsplash

1. Senyum Sahabatku

Senyummu bagai pagi yang cerah

Buatku terasa ringan melangkah

Hari-hari semakin indah

Tak ada lagi rasa gundah

Karna ku tlah punya sahabat

Yang menemaniku saat kususah

Mau mendengar ceritaku

Memahami semua kegaf danku

Kau beri senyuman saat ku bersedih

Kau terima aku saat hatiku galau

Kau selalu beri kata sederhana

Tuk sekedar menguatkanku

Sehingga akupun menjadi tegar

Lalu kuceria lagi dalam melangkah

Akupun slalu tersenyum padamu

Tuk tunjukkan, bahwa ku selalu ada buatmu

2. Sahabatku yang Baik

Halus tutur katamu

Selalu terucap buatku

Hari-hari bersamamu

Selalu ada tawa dan senyum

Berbagi cerita sehari-hari

Warnai kebersamaan kita

Saling menolong dalam mengisi hari

Sehingga cerita kita di setiap jumpa

Percayalah sahabatku

Aku akan selalu

Berusaha baik padamu

Seperti kau baik juga padaku

Persahabatan kita selalu terjaga

Sebagaimana kita menjaganya

Berprasangka baiklah selalu padaku

Karena ku pun selalu prasangka baik kepadamu

3. Kuingin Jaga Persahabatan Kita

Betapa berartinya jalinan ini

Persahabatan diantara kita

Percayalah, kukan selalu menjaganya

Agar tetap abadi persahabatan kita

Selalu ada untuk menguatkan

Bila ada diantara kita yang terluka

Oleh kejamnya orang yang mencela

Dan membuat kita sungguh berduka

Persahabatan kita bisa menghadapi semua itu

Tetap kau mau mendengarkan aku

Kau buat aku ceria kembali, bahagianya diriku

Bahwa masih ada sahabat baik disampingku

Yang selalu tetap berkata baik padaku

Yang selalu tersenyum tulus padaku

Yang kujuga selalu tutus senyum buatmu

Buat menjaga persahabatan kita

4. Indahnya Persahabatan

Selalu tersenyum diantara kita

Selalu tutur baik terucap dalam cerita kita

Kita sering berbagi cerita suka dan duka

Kita tetap ceria walau sedang dalam luka

Karena kita saling percaya

Karena kita saling menguatkan

Karena kita tetap selalu bersama

Karena kita selalu saling menerima

Bahkan kita tak saling minta maaf

Karena bila diantara kita bersalah

Tanpa terucap kata maaf pun

Kita selalu sudah saling memaafkan

Karena kita saling memahami

Karena kita selalu berbaik sangka

Karena kita selalu saling percaya

Bahwa kita selalu menjaga persahabatan ini

5. Sahabat dari Desa

Masihkah kau ingat!

Gatalnya bulu pohon jagung

Tajamnya akar rumput ilalang

Bermain sabit di tengah padang

Sembari menikmati daging bakar belalang

Ataukah kau sudah lupa!

Bersama bahagia menangkap capung

Tertawa membawa rumput sekeranjang

Pergi ke surau di awal petang

Di pertengahan malam menangkap kunang- kunang

Sahabatku,

Kita berlomba memanjat pohon

Demi mencari sarang burung

Bergantian minum bergelas daun

Dahaga hilang hati pun riang

Sahabatku,

Biarpun kini aku sudah di kota

Dikau setia menabur benih di desa

Kenangan itu tak lapuk dimakan masa

Persahabatan kita kekal abadi selamanya

Ilustrasi sahabat. Foto: Unsplash

6. Bersama Hadir Seorang Kawan

Setiap jejalku ini tak perlu kudendang lagi

Tetapi langkah yang kita ayunkan selalu bersyair

Meski tak bersua ...

Karena genggamanmu sudah cukup

Mereka benar, tak usah lagi bersolek

Bahkan waktu telah sarat karenamu

Jadi kacaku adalah dirimu

Bila kita temukan retak, mungkin langkah takkan seria dulu

Tetapi jalin juga genggam ini ...

Tidak, genggam ini boleh saja mengendur

Tapi jalin, jangan biarkan memudar

Setiap jejalku ini tak perlu kudendang lagi

Tetapi langkah yang kita ayunkan selalu bersyair

Meski tak bersua ...

Karena genggamanmu sudah cukup Mereka benar, tak usah lagi bersolek

Bahkan waktu telah sarat karenamu

Jadi kacaku adalah dirimu

Bila kita temukan retak, mungkin langkah takkan seria dulu

Tetapi jalin juga genggam ini ...

Tetaplah bersamaku, meski habis sudah masaku

Siapa bilang kawan tak dibawa mati?

Malah rapat lisanmu mengatup

Kawanmulah datang bersaksi

7. Bulir Cerita

Sulit untuk mengungkapkannya, sebuah kabar di pagi buta

Datang secara tiba - tiba, melewati waktu yang terpana

Menyelinap di balik kaos kumal, sementara mulut menutup sebal

Kita lebih memilih bertatap muka, tanpa ada saling sapa

Yang tersebar dengan sendirinya, lewat angan - angan kecil

Kita telah dewasa, bukan berarti angkuh dengan sendirinya

Meniadakan masa lalu, menjadi sebuah angin lalu

Ini hanya sebuah goresan cerita

Yang terangkai lewat kata, seakan terhubung dengan sendirinya

Di dalam sebuah gumpalan awan cerita

Mungkin juga telah luruh bersama rahmat semesta

Memunculkan satu pertanyaan tersisa

Masihkah kita

Sahabat?

8. Dengarkanlah Sahabatku

Tanpa bersua kita hampa

Bila mana tak ada air untuk diminum

Jadilah kita orang terdampar

Di pulau yang indah ini

Hanya ada duka yang menyayat hati

Lupakah dirimu saat kita sama-sama

Mendengarkan deruan ombak kehidupan

Mendengarkan kicauan burung

Menghirup udara segar…

Namun kini…

Kini semua hanya tinggal kenangan

Desa asri entah di mana…

Kedamaian itu kini telah sirna

9. Engkaulah Saudaraku

Ribuan detik kulewati tiada tanpa dirimu

Menempuh liku dan sandiwara pilu

Tempatku meraung dan mengadu

Membagi luka dan suka sendu empedu dunia

Oh kawanku, engkaulah saudaraku

Walau tak serahim, rasa lebih dari sekandung

Selalu mengisi ruang sepi di hati

Terhias indah melukis tawa di bibirku

Oh saudaraku

Bukan aku menyanjungmu

Engkaulah satu dalam seribu

Tiada rasa untuk merayu

Engkaulah bintang nan bersinar di hatiku

Hanya engkau satu penghibur lenaku

Sahabat sendu tawamu

Membingkai cerita hidupku lebih bermakna

Nan piawai mengundang rindu

Di kala sepi menghinggapiku

Sahabat bersamamu kuhabiskan waktu

Kutiti hidup lebih sempurna

Tak kuasa untuk menyudahinya

Terus bersama, walau sedih itu akan bertamu

Sahabat, takkan ada yang mampu mengganti

Dirimu selalu di hati

Terkarang laksana kisah nan sejati

10. Genggamlah Daku Sahabat

Kawanku,

Tak peduli luka duka sengsara

Tetap temani daku yang tak sempurna

Tak mudah tapaki kenyataan

Berdiri tegap wujudkan harapan

Tak tenggelam dalam embun kepedihan

Kau slalu mendukungku

Walau tak tahu luasnya samudra

Besarnya ombak badai

Saat daku menangis tertawa

Genggamanmulah penguatku

Sembari semilir angin laut senja

Penenang jiwaku saat berteriak tak kuasa

Rasuki hatiku

Pemotivasi hidupku

Terima kasih sahabat idaman

Tak hanya sejarah yang terlupakan

Tapi kan kuukir selalu dalam kehidupan

Sahabatku

Ilustrasi persahabatan. Foto: Unsplash

11. Sahabat Nan Jauh

Karya: Saraswaty Sinun Dasy

Kita pernah bercerita hingga larut malam

Aku pernah menangis dan kau menghapus air mataku

Kau dan aku pernah tertawa bersama

Kisah kita menjadi pelengkap

Waktu itu

Tapi, kali ini telah berbeda

Kisah kita takkan lagi sama

Tuhan membuatnya berbeda

Kau pergi untuk selamanya

Saat ini ku berteman sepi

Hanya gambarmu

Hanya bekasan chattingan yang pernah kita lalui

Dan hanya pusaramu yang bisa aku kenang

Sahabatku

Saat ini kau telah terhempas jauh bersama kenangan

Kita tak bisa bertatap, kita tak bisa bercanda

Aku rindu

Rindu suaramu, rindu gurauanmu

Semoga engkau bahagia di alam sana

12. Sahabatku

Bersama kita lalui hari

Berkumpul saling berbagi

Bercengkrama mengisi bekal

Tuk meraih cita-cita

Kadang hati berselimut duka

Tatkala masalah datang menjemput

Terima kasih sahabat

Karena kau, aku ada di sini

Karena kau, aku dapatkan semangat

Karena kau, aku berhasil

13. Dirimu.. Sahabatku

Tertatih-tatih

Aku berjalan

Di hamparan gurun

Berpasir… sendiri

Panas

Menyengat

Kering

Kerontang

Segala rasa sakit

Sudah kulalui

Segala pedih perih

Sudah kujalani

Dalam pencarian yang panjang

Telah terhenti

Menepi

Tapi…

Kepahitan hidup

Membuatku bangkit berlari

Dalam rimba kehidupan fana

Jiwa yang gersang

Meranggas dalam kekeringan

Penuh nafsu kebencian

Aku terdampar

Hingga hadirmu datang

Memberiku kesejukan

Bagai oase yang dirindukan

Kini aku tak sendiri lagi

Aku ada teman berbagi

Dirimu.. sahabatku, yang selalu ada untukku

Sampai angin badai kan berlalu

14. Terima Kasih Sahabat

Kau hadir di kala dukaku lahir

Segala masalah tanpa pikir

Menjerat sampai akhir

Terima kasih sahabat

Dirimu memang hebat

Kehadiranmu bagai obat

Di tengah jiwa yang merana

Kau berikan daku cinta

Tiada lagi pedih dan lara

Hilang sudah segala pilu

Yang menghimpit dan membantu

Berganti rasa rindu

Tuk selalu bersamamu

15. Sahabat Sejatiku

Sahabat, betapa aku merindukanmu

Kau selalu ada untukku baik suka dan duka

Sehingga aku terasa nyaman kalau ada di dekatmu

Sahabat, betapa aku ingin memelukmu

Kau selalu membukakan jalan di saat aku gundah

Tanpa rasa memberatkan, kau begitu ringan membantuku

Sahabat betapa aku ingin selalu mengejarmu

Di mana pun kau berada karena ketulusanmu

Kau selalu ada di saat aku kesulitan, dengan mudahnya kau bantu

Sahabatku, aku ingin selalu mendengarmu

Begitu banyak masukan yang kau berikan kepadaku

Hingga hidupku terasa bersinar

Terima kasih sahabatku..

Semoga kita selalu dipersatukan

Walaupun jarak memisahkan kita

16. Syair untuk Persahabatan

Sahabat..

Mereka adalah beberapa orang yang menerima keheningan atas percakapan

Hubungan seperti ini menyangkal janji dan bujukan konyol

Anda tidak merasa perlu menebak pikiran atau mengukur kata-kata

Cinta mereka datang secara utuh,

bukan separuh,

bukan sepertiga

Merekalah yang membimbingku saat takdir berputar.

Perkelahian, kecil dan besar, berakhir dengan pengampunan, tidak pernah membakar.

Aku lupa tentang kesan pertama dan perasaan yang mereka bawa.

Aku bersyukur untuk siapa mereka dan aku memaafkan mereka untuk apa yang bukan mereka

17. Senyuman

Jika kau merasa sedih

Ubahlah kerutan wajahmu

Letakkan senyum di wajahmu

Ambil dunia dalam pelukanmu

Mintalah sedikit bantuan dari-Nya

Dan ingatlah kau memiliki cinta sahabatmu

18. Sahabat Sejati

Sahabat terbaik tetap bersama sampai akhir

Mereka seperti garis lurus yang tidak akan bengkok

Mereka saling percaya selamanya,

Tidak peduli jika kau terpisah atau bersama

Mereka bisa menjadi pahlawan dan menyelamatkan harimu

Mereka tidak akan pernah meninggalkan sisimu

Mereka di sini untuk tinggal

Mereka membantumu berdiri ketika kamu jatuh

Teman sejati adalah yang terbaik dari semuanya

19. Sahabat Sesungguhnya

Sahabat itu seperti bintang yang berkelap-kelip dan bersinar

Atau mungkin seperti lautan yang mengalir dengan lembut

Seorang teman seperti emas yang harus kamu hargai

Dan jagalah selama-lamanya

Sahabat itu seperti bidadari yang ada untuk membimbingmu.

Seorang teman adalah seseorang yang dapat kau percayai dari beberapa orang

Seorang teman lebih dari satu dalam sejuta

Mereka adalah satu dari sejuta,

Dan kamu, temanku, sangat spesial

dan itu resmi

Ilustrasi sahabat. Foto: Unsplash

20. Perhatian dan Kebahagiaan

Kau datang sebagai seberkas cahaya,

Membuat hidupku ceria dan cerah,

Menghujani kasih sayangmu padaku

Sehingga wajahku penuh dengan kegembiraan

Menghilangkan kesepian totalku

Dan memberiku kembali semua kebahagiaan

Dengan sentuhan kasih sayangmu

Agar aku jauh dari keputusasaan

Aku tidak akan pernah meninggalkanmu di tengah jalan,

Dan kisah-kisah tentang ikatan kita akan dibicarakan orang

21. Oh, Temanku

Wahai temanku,

Kata yang pas apa yang bisa aku katakan?

Kamu, temanku,

Teman bicaraku yang tak terbatas,

Inspirasiku,

panduanku,

Melalui siapa aku melihat diriku yang terbaik;

Kamu, cahaya negara barat ini

Kamu, kekayaan yang luar biasa

Sebuah kemuliaan,

Pesona,

Produk dan harta dari Negara-negara ini

22. Hadiah dari Tuhan

Aku berpikir bahwa Tuhan tidak akan pernah mengirim,

Hadiah yang sangat berharga sebagai teman,

Sahabat yang selalu mengerti

Dan memenuhi setiap kebutuhan sesuai tuntutannya,

Kesetiaan siapa yang akan bertahan dalam ujian,

Saat langit cerah atau mendung,

Siapa yang melihat kesalahan yang pantas disalahkan,

Tapi terus mencintai sama saja,

Untuk membuat kita baik, untuk membuat kita benar,

Hadiah bumi yang diberikan oleh kepuasan manis,

Tapi hanya Tuhan yang bisa memberi teman

23. Teman Seumur Hidup

Kita adalah teman

Aku mendukungmu,

Dan kamu memiliki aku

Aku akan membantumu

Kapan pun!

Melihatmu terluka,

Melihatmu menangis,

Membuatku menangis

Dan ingin mati

Jika kamu setuju

Untuk tidak pernah melawan,

Itu tidak masalah

Siapa yang salah atau benar

Jika patah hati

Perlu perbaikan,

Aku akan segera ke sana

Sampai akhir

Jika pipimu basah

Dari tetesan air mata,

Jangan khawatir,

Lepaskan ketakutanmu

Bergandengan tangan

Cinta dikirim

Kita akan menjadi teman

Sampai akhir!

24. Seorang Teman

Seseorang yang akan mendengarkan dan tidak mengutuk

Seseorang yang dapat kau andalkan

Mereka tidak akan melupakanmu ketika masa-masa sulit ada di sini

Sebaliknya mereka akan berada di sana untuk meminjamkan telinga

Mereka memiliki cara untuk berterima kasih

Jadi kamu bisa bahagia untuk sementara waktu

ketika saat-saat indah dan bahagia di sana setelahnya

Mereka akan ada disana untuk berbagi tawa

Jangan temanmu sama sekali

Karena mereka mengangkatmu saat kamu jatuh

Jangan berharap hanya mengambil dan menahan

Kembalikan persahabatan, itu adalah emas murni

25. Kau Ada di Sana

Saat air mata jatuh dari mataku

Kau berada di sana untuk menyingkirkan mereka

Saat aku tersesat dalam kebingungan,

Kau berada di sana untuk mengatakan bahwa semuanya akan baik-baik saja

Saat aku berdiri di depanmu berantakan,

Kau berada di sana untuk meminjamkan hatimu

Saat aku merasa tidak ada yang bisa mengerti,

Kau berada di sana untuk menggenggam tanganku

Ketika tidak ada orang lain yang tersisa untuk peduli,

Kau ada di sana.

26. To Me, Fair Friend, You Never Can Be Old (Sonnet 104)

Karya: William Shakespeare

To me, fair friend, you never can be old,

For as you were when first your eye I ey’d,

Such seems your beauty still. Three winters cold,

Have from the forests shook three summers’ pride,

Three beauteous springs to yellow autumn turn’d,

In process of the seasons have I seen,

Three April perfumes in three hot Junes burn’d,

Since first I saw you fresh, which yet are green.

Ah! yet doth beauty like a dial-hand,

Steal from his figure, and no pace perceiv’d;

So your sweet hue, which methinks still doth stand,

Hath motion, and mine eye may be deceiv’d:

For fear of which, hear this thou age unbred:

Ere you were born was beauty’s summer dead.

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27. Will You Ever?

I don’t think you will

Ever fully understand

How you’ve touched my life

And made me who I am.

I don’t think you could ever know

Just how truly special you are,

That even on the darkest nights

You are my brightest star.

You’ve allowed me to experience

Something very hard to find,

Unconditional love that exists

In my body, soul, and mind.

I don’t think you could ever feel

All the love I have to give,

And I’m sure you’ll never realize

You’ve been my will to live.

You are an amazing person,

And without you I don’t know where I’d be.

Having you in my life

Completes and fulfills

28. A Time to Talk

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.

29. Best Friend

You are my best friend; you belong in my heart.

We go through ups and downs, but still nothing can tear us apart.

I know you as a sister, and I will always care.

Love, respect, and trust are the things we share.

I know you as a person; I especially know you as a friend.

Our friendship is something that will never end.

Right now, this second, this minute, this day,

Our sisterhood is here, is here to stay.

My friendship with you is special and true.

When we are together, we stick like glue.

When I’m in the darkness that needs some light,

When you’re by my side, I know things are all right.

Our friendship is so strong; it breaks down bars.

Our friendship is also bright, like the sun and the stars.

If we were in a competition for friendships, we would get a gold,

Because responsibility and cleverness are the keys we hold.

I met you as a stranger, took you as a friend.

I hope our long friendship will never end.

Our friendship is like a magnet; it pulls us together,

Because no matter where we are, our friendship will last forever!

30. Summer Friends

The Swallow is a summer bird;

He in our chimneys, when the weather

Is fine and warm, may then be heard

Chirping his notes for weeks together.

Come there but one cold wintry day,

Away will fly our guest the Swallow:

And much like him we find the way

Which many a gay young friend will follow.

In dreary days of snow and frost

Closer to Man will cling the Sparrow:

Old friends, although in life we’re crost,

Their hearts to us will never narrow.

Give me the bird–‘give me the friend–

Will sing in frost–will love in sorrow–

Whate’er mischance to-day may send,

Will greet me with his sight to-morrow

31. Friendship After Love

After the fierce midsummer all ablaze

Has burned itself to ashes, and expires

In the intensity of its own fires,

There come the mellow, mild, St. Martin days

Crowned with the calm of peace, but sad with haze.

So after Love has led us, till he tires

Of his own throes, and torments, and desires,

Comes large-eyed Friendship: with a restful gaze.

He beckons us to follow, and across

Cool verdant vales we wander free from care.

Is it a touch of frost lies in the air?

Why are we haunted with a sense of loss?

We do not wish the pain back, or the heat;

And yet, and yet, these days are incomplete.

32. Bonds of Friendship

From the day that I first knew you,

Your heart was pure and kind;

Your smile was sweet and innocent,

Your wit was well refined.

The sparkle in your eyes was keen,

Your friendship fast and real;

Soft words were your virtue,

And humor your appeal.

We grew as friends together,

We laughed and shared our dreams;

Along the way crush or two,

Went unrevealed, it seems.

As years rolled on, our paths were split,

Our roads went separate ways;

We each pursued our interests,

That occupied our days.

We soon forgot our youthful bliss,

Of tender carefree years;

We didn’t talk or keep in touch,

Throughout life’s pain and tears.

Then my darkest hour came,

And tried me to my core;

To save my heart from ruin,

I closed and locked the door.

Then out of every nowhere,

With precise directed cue;

An old familiar smile,

Came slowly into view.

Although much time was gone,

And the die of fate long cast;

It was as if we hadn’t missed,

A second of the past.

You listened with attentive care,

And reassured my mind;

That loving hearts are still alive,

With purpose and design.

Deep inside I’ve locked way,

Emotions yet untold;

As time goes on, and bonds grow strong,

They will all unfold.

So thank you, friend, for taking time,

To demonstrate your love;

It’s yet another blessing that,

I’m undeserving of.

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33. What Friendship Means

Friendship means being there just to be there.

Friendship means listening and not asking questions.

Friendship means lending your shoulder for someone to cry on.

Friendship means being comfortable around each other in silence.

Friendship means being able to tell each other anything and understanding without questions.

Friendship means being honest with each other no matter what the cost.

Friendship means staying up all night and talking about nothing.

Friendship means being able to say I love you!

Friendship means forgiving each other no matter what you have done.

Friendship means learning from each other’s mistakes.

Friendship means me and you.

This is the way I look at you, my friend, and I love you!

33. Through Thick and Thin

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I could skip a heartbeat, and I would survive.

I could be in a car crash and still be alive.

The clouds could fall out of the sky.

The oceans could disappear and all turn dry.

These things in life are all bad, I know,

but there’s far worse things, just thought you should know.

Life would not be the same without someone like you.

You’re there when I need you to help me through.

Through the good times and through the bad,

Be them happy or be them sad.

I don’t have to be with you to know you’re there.

We don’t have to see each other to know that we care.

We could be apart for years upon end

and still remain the best of friends.

Life goes on, and people change,

And through it all, our friendship shall remain the same.

That’s such as life and how things come to be.

Just thought you should know how much you mean to me!

34. Forever Friends

The friendship we have is so rare to find.

We hate to see each other in a bind.

We have made each other laugh so hard we’ve cried.

We feel each other’s pain if we are hurt inside.

We always can find the right words to say

To help us get through any dreadful day.

We have told our darkest secrets with feeling no shame,

We will tell each other the truth, even if we are to blame.

Thinking of you not being here makes me feel so sad.

We will have to look back on our crazy memories to make us glad.

The miles between us can’t keep us apart,

Because we will keep each other close at heart.

35. A Smile

When someone’s having a bad day,

A smile could go a long way,

So make sure to put one on

And keep it until the day is gone.

You don’t know what this deed

Could do for a friend in need.

It might save them from the pain

Of a sadness they cannot contain.

Don’t ask what a smile can do

Because I’m sure it once helped you.

36. You

I still remember the first day we met.

We were too shy to say much at all.

It’s funny to think back to that time,

Because now we’re having a ball!

They say that true friendship is rare,

An adage that I believe to be true.

Genuine friendship is something that I cherish.

I am so lucky to have met you.

Our bond is extremely special.

It is unique in its own way.

We have something irreplaceable.

I love you more and more each day.

We’ve been through so much together.

In so little time we’ve shared ,

I will never forget all the moments

That you’ve shown me how much you cared.

Friends are forever,

Especially the bond that you and I possess.

I love your fun-filled personality.

Somehow you never fail to impress.

The world could use more people like you.

It would certainly be a better place.

I love everything about you.

You are someone I could never replace.

You are always there for me

When my spirits need a little lift.

I cannot thank you enough for that.

You are truly an extraordinary gift.

You are everything to me and more.

I could never express that enough.

Life is such a treacherous journey, and

Without you it would be even more tough.

Our story will continue to grow

With each passing day,

Because I trust that with you by my side,

Everything will always be okay.

You are so dear to me.

You know I will love you until the end.

I will always be there for you, and

You will always (and forever) be my best friend.

37. Tug o’ War

“I will not play at tug o’ war.

I’d rather play at hug o’ war,

Where everyone hugs

Instead of tugs,

Where everyone giggles

And rolls on the rug,

Where everyone kisses,

And everyone grins,

And everyone cuddles,

And everyone wins”

38. Till I Breathe My Last

When you love and hold me without any fear

Happiness spreads throughout the atmosphere.

You look to me with grace and confidence,

And we talk about all positive things without any rants.

In your company, the good times move very fast.

I promise I’ll look after you till I breathe my last.

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39. Us Two

Wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,

There’s always Pooh and Me.

Whatever I do, he wants to do,

“Where are you going today?” says Pooh:

“Well, that’s very odd ‘cos I was too.

Let’s go together,” says Pooh, says he.

“Let’s go together,” says Pooh.

“What’s twice eleven?” I said to Pooh.

(“Twice what?” said Pooh to Me.)

“I think it ought to be twenty-two.”

“Just what I think myself,” said Pooh.

“It wasn’t an easy sum to do,

But that’s what it is,” said Pooh, said he.

“That’s what it is,” said Pooh.

“Let’s look for dragons,” I said to Pooh.

“Yes, let’s,” said Pooh to Me.

We crossed the river and found a few-

“Yes, those are dragons all right,” said Pooh.

“As soon as I saw their beaks I knew.

That’s what they are,” said Pooh, said he.

“That’s what they are,” said Pooh.

“Let’s frighten the dragons,” I said to Pooh.

“That’s right,” said Pooh to Me.

“I’m not afraid,” I said to Pooh,

And I held his paw and I shouted “Shoo!

Silly old dragons!”- and off they flew.

“I wasn’t afraid,” said Pooh, said he,

“I’m never afraid with you.”

So wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,

There’s always Pooh and Me.

“What would I do?” I said to Pooh,

“If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said: “True,

It isn’t much fun for One, but Two,

Can stick together, says Pooh, says he. “That’s how it is,” says Pooh.

40. Silhouette

“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”

41. A Song for New Years’ Eve

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Stay yet, my friends, a moment stay—

Stay till the good old year,

So long companion of our way,

Shakes hands, and leaves us here.

Oh stay, oh stay,

One little hour, and then away.

The year, whose hopes were high and strong,

Has now no hopes to wake;

Yet one hour more of jest and song

For his familiar sake.

Oh stay, oh stay,

One mirthful hour, and then away.

The kindly year, his liberal hands

Have lavished all his store.

And shall we turn from where he stands,

Because he gives no more?

Oh stay, oh stay,

One grateful hour, and then away.

Days brightly came and calmly went,

While yet he was our guest;

How cheerfully the week was spent!

How sweet the seventh day’s rest!

Oh stay, oh stay,

One golden hour, and then away.

Dear friends were with us, some who sleep

Beneath the coffin-lid:

What pleasant memories we keep

Of all they said and did!

Oh stay, oh stay,

One tender hour, and then away.

Even while we sing, he smiles his last,

And leaves our sphere behind.

The good old year is with the past;

Oh be the new as kind!

Oh stay, oh stay,

One parting strain, and then away.

42. In Memory of Major Robert Gregory

Now that we’re almost settled in our house

I’ll name the friends that cannot sup with us

Beside a fire of turf in the ancient tower,

And having talked to some late hour

Climb up the narrow winding stair to bed:

Discoverers of forgotten truth

Or mere companions of my youth,

All, all are in my thoughts to-night, being dead.

Always we’d have the new friend meet the old,

And we are hurt if either friend seem cold,

And there is salt to lengthen out the smart

In the affections of our heart,

And quarrels are blown up upon that head;

But not a friend that I would bring

This night can set us quarrelling,

For all that come into my mind are dead.

Lionel Johnson comes the first to mind,

That loved his learning better than mankind,

Though courteous to the worst; much falling he

Brooded upon sanctity

Till all his Greek and Latin learning seemed

A long blast upon the horn that brought

A little nearer to his thought

A measureless consummation that he dreamed.

And that enquiring man John Synge comes next,

That dying chose the living world for text

And never could have rested in the tomb

But that, long travelling, he had come

Towards nightfall upon certain set apart

In a most desolate stony place,

Towards nightfall upon a race

Passionate and simple like his heart.

And then I think of old George Pollexfen,

In muscular youth well known to Mayo men

For horsemanship at meets or at racecourses,

That could have shown how purebred horses

And solid men, for all their passion, live

But as the outrageous stars incline

By opposition, square and trine;

Having grown sluggish and contemplative.

They were my close companions many a year,

A portion of my mind and life, as it were,

And now their breathless faces seem to look

Out of some old picture-book;

I am accustomed to their lack of breath,

But not that my dear friend’s dear son,

Our Sidney and our perfect man,

Could share in that discourtesy of death.

For all things the delighted eye now sees

Were loved by him; the old storm-broken trees

That cast their shadows upon road and bridge;

The tower set on the stream’s edge;

The ford where drinking cattle make a stir

Nightly, and startled by that sound

The water-hen must change her ground;

He might have been your heartiest welcomer.

When with the Galway foxhounds he would ride

From Castle Taylor to the Roxborough side

Or Esserkelly plain, few kept his pace;

At Mooneen he had leaped a place

So perilous that half the astonished meet

Had shut their eyes, and where was it

He rode a race without a bit?

And yet his mind outran the horses’ feet.

We dreamed that a great painter had been born

To cold Clare rock and Galway rock and thorn,

To that stern colour and that delicate line

That are our secret discipline

Wherein the gazing heart doubles her might.

Soldier, scholar, horseman, he,

And yet he had the intensity

To have published all to be a world’s delight.

What other could so well have counselled us

In all lovely intricacies of a house

As he that practised or that understood

All work in metal or in wood,

In moulded plaster or in carven stone?

Soldier, scholar, horseman, he,

And all he did done perfectly

As though he had but that one trade alone.

Some burn damp fagots, others may consume

The entire combustible world in one small room

As though dried straw, and if we turn about

The bare chimney is gone black out

Because the work had finished in that flare.

Soldier, scholar, horseman, he,

As ’twere all life’s epitome.

What made us dream that he could comb grey hair?

I had thought, seeing how bitter is that wind

That shakes the shutter, to have brought to mind

All those that manhood tried, or childhood loved,

Or boyish intellect approved,

With some appropriate commentary on each;

Until imagination brought

A fitter welcome; but a thought

Of that late death took all my heart for speech.

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