A Loyal Friend

A Loyal Friend.

Loyal friend is a true

companion,

he stands by you

in trouble times,

at your side in

tribulation,

beside you-when alone

in your courtyard-

holding hand-when both

cry together-

on your divan bed,

giving support during trial.

Never a traitor,

not a betrayer,

not a gossiper or quidnunc,

not a whisper of evil,

a defender-who carries-

your fight beyond

known frontiers.

Never complain about

your faults

but put up with your

shortcomings,

gentle nudge on your back

from him to a right path,

carefully refining you

to become a gold of

inestimable value.

Never turn you back or

give up on you,

rather turn up-

when others desert you;

laughter-he puts on your

face-

smiles-he seeks for you-

pains-he relieves

through support,

failure he down play

by assurance.

He believes you,

he trusts you,

he hopes in you, and

 confidence in you

never in doubt.

Loves you for who-

you are-

peace-he wishes you,

your blood-he treasures-

sweat from you-he cherishes,

words from your mouth-

he listens with attention,

your mind-he reads with

correctness,

music from you heart,

he engraves in his mind.

Your inheritance-

he protects,

what belongs to you,

his watchful eyes never

abandon.

Even in death-

he keeps-covenant of

loyalty to you

in your absence-

oath of fidelity-

he never break.

A loyal friend,

hard to find,

still few over there.

Are you one of them?

Will you be?

Can you be?

May you be.