To have a friend is to truly feel alive.
To have the friend who loves the poet
in you weaves a blanket at once warm
and strong. Soft as silk as needed,
little scratchy, same deal. Fiber
is blood-, sweat-, and tears-proof.
Absorbs, rather than sheds. You can
wear it as a shawl, a coat, a cape,
your choice. You can hoist it
as a sail. You can drape it over
your favorite chair and lie back
and veg out Best of all, you can
roll in it like a puppy, and dream-
nap to your heart's content.
This is a comforter to be shared.
Only by sharing, does it last.
When it lasts, it lasts a lifetime.
Beyond! Thank you, my friends.
Thank you from the bottom of
my heart. From the very depths
of my soul, I thank you, thank
you, thank you for this gift
(c) Phyllis Jean Green, December, 2007
Rest in peace, Nancy. Rest in peace
