Friendship

Friends listen to you when they are tired
they are there for you in time of need
they call you to say Hi
they sit near you when you're sick
they come to see you if you have a problem.
Friends lend you their bike so you get to
school on time
they pay your phone bill
when you have no money
they send you a pizza when you're hungry
they pay you a round trip ticket
to see you on Thanksgiving.
They come and help you before an exam
they are your shoulder when dad dies
they make a good cappuccino when you're thirsty
they steal for you a coffee mug at Starbuck's in Oxford.

It's a debt of love and poetry

It’s a debt of love and poetry,
my friend,a pilgrimage to peaceland.
From Kalauae to Mongibello
silent lava stones, oranges, jasmine
medlars and bouganvillaes levigated by time
dance on the rainbow with doves.
Children playing on the old squar
throw in the air balloons and white gloves.
Where are my dreams if nobody listens?
Fire wraps water and mingles earth and sea
while dense vapours reach the blue sky.
Childhood memories I can still find in a
glass of milk and Gary's smile.