Friendship Poem

My favorite friendship poem. Dedicated to all my friends.

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"Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine.
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test -
Time and change - are surely best.
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray;
Friendship never knows decay.
For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die;
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast -
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold."

~ by Joseph Parry ~