A Friend Poem by RIC BASTASA

a friend is just a friend
a patching somewhere
on some empty spaces
where such being
may fill

the shape of a flower
for accent of a vase
or a fluttering butterfly
to decorate a shrub
or a substitute for
someone who left
and left another
emptiness

a friend is just a friend
do you expect some more?

let the friendship be nothing
but be brief and concise
like some answers to
life's questions

let it not be beyond
yourself and your loved one

a friend is just a memory
that comes and goes
like the wind that for a time
cools your face

you just let them pass
and be themselves, ...

friends, have some,
but come to think,

they may also be expensive