A friend reaches for your br hand and touches your heart br br Thoughtfulness is your gift… br thanks for the present! br br You have not compassion fatigue, for br the many demands made on your feelings br br You are my prop when I falter and br willing to stand-in when I stagger br br A friend embraces you br across distance and time br br A friend shares your dreams br and help fend off nightmares too br br A friend will be a sounding board br and lend a sympathetic ear br br Makeovers not needed br you accept me as am br br Personal chats are kept br under your secret hat br br Your friendship… the perfect condiment. br Thus to everything there’s a season.