When days are filled with sunshine
How close we hold a friend.
It's good to share the laughter
The dreams that have no end.

And it is fun exchanging
Some episode of fun.
And finding much in common
In all that you have done.

But when the days are shadowed
Perhaps with pain or grief.
The Bonds of Friendship tighten
Almost beyond belief.

And burdens aren't so heavy
When someone takes your hand.
And not a word is needed
To prove they understand.

The world would be so lonely
In sunny hours or grey.
Without the gift of friendship
To help us, every day.

~Author Unknown~