A Test Of Friendship
I saw a friend who is dear to me,
sitting alone beneath a tree.
I stopped and paused to wonder why,
that all her friends just passed her by.
She looked afraid and very sad,
like something had happened that was bad.
I walked over to where she sat,
and saw in her lap a crumpled old hat.
I asked her about it and who it was for,
she smiled and said it didn't matter anymore.
She said she'd been alone here all day,
just to see which friend would come her way.
She said she knew a true friend would come,
and that somehow that I would be the one.
I helped her up and to my house we went,
and every day since together we spent.
sitting alone beneath a tree.
I stopped and paused to wonder why,
that all her friends just passed her by.
She looked afraid and very sad,
like something had happened that was bad.
I walked over to where she sat,
and saw in her lap a crumpled old hat.
I asked her about it and who it was for,
she smiled and said it didn't matter anymore.
She said she'd been alone here all day,
just to see which friend would come her way.
She said she knew a true friend would come,
and that somehow that I would be the one.
I helped her up and to my house we went,
and every day since together we spent.
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