A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift   A friend is someone to treasure, for friendship is a gift.   A friend is someone who fills our lives with Beauty, Joy and Grace   and makes the world we live in a better and happier place.       One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring. One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a room. One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom. One step must start each journey, One word must start each prayer. One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care. One voice can speak with wisdom. One heart can know what's true. One life can make the difference, you see it's up to You!     At Random                                                      It was at random that we met,                 A chance that not many get.                 When I heard the "Uh Oh",                 How was I to know!                 That you would turn out to be my special                   friend                 Someone who could be there,                 Until the end.                   No matter how I feel or what I do,                 I know, in my heart,                 That I can count on you.                   I've never seen you,                 Heard you, or touched you.                 Those kind of chances are very few.                   To meet someone from far away,                 Never knowing if they're here to stay,                 Not knowing if what they say is true,                 Of what they're doing and telling you.                   So far away, but yet so near,                 The "not knowing" is the fear.                 Is it truth, or is it lies?                 Will a heart grow, or will it die?                 Either way, the bonds of Friendship's strings                  are tied                   One's needs are met,                 Some with regret.                 Some with hope,                 Some with pain.                 But still, the answer is plain.                   If we hadn't met,                 On that very day,                 Things would be different                 In every way.                   The emptiness may be filled,                 A life may start to rebuild.                 A heart may be broken,                 Or made to mend;                 All because of that                 "Random Friend".     This was sent to me a while back…..   Ode To Worlds Hosts from a penguin admirer.                   One day I decided to get on the net,                 I thought a chat room would be my best bet.                 I saw names and words come up from where                 I knew not.                 I soon took a chance and had a nice thought,                 Could I do this, it looked really neat.                 I saw names on the screen that started with Host,                 Debonair, Woody, and Duchess were there too,                 And then I saw it, "Oh, yes, we're talking to you,                 come on in and chat for awhile. "                 And when I did I started to smile.                 I saw Orion and LionHeart and soon I was friends                 with quite a few people by the days end.                 And after awhile they called me their friend.                 Sometimes I come in and my friends are not there,                 But I'll go back again because I know that they care.                 Some live in the states and some do not,                 But they always know when I need to talk.                 I am so glad I took the leap and went into                 Worlds where friends are so neat.     Unseen Friend                                                           Although you are a friend of mine                       and letters we exchange,                       I wouldn't know you on the street,                       and doesn't that seem strange?                         You hold a place within my life,                       unusual and unique;                       We share ideals and special dreams,                       and still, we do not speak.                         I picture what I think you are,                       perhaps you picture me.                       An intriguing game for both of us                       for someone we can't see.                         So for this friendship we possess,                       we owe this mail a debt,                       Perhaps the charm lies in the fact                       that we have never met.       Lost In Thought                                                   Pleasant sitting in the shade.                  Letting the day slip away.                  Slight breeze keeps the heat at bay.                    A small lizard on a rock,                  looks at me through beady black-eyes,                  and in a flash it`s gone.                    A sparrow lands on a nearby branch,                  it`s head bobbing up and down as it watches me.                  I laugh out loud, and the bird takes flight.                    Such beautiful country,                  Air cleaner, sweeter the sky more blue.                  Soon you find yourself escaping deeper,                  Surrendering.                    Shutting out the world.                  Sitting there motionless.                  As your spirit is set free.                       PS: a note from Gio , HOST-LionHeart,                  woww   lovely poems (^_^) especially the                  one from  the penguin :-))) best  regards..