I am really thankful for my friends today. Nothing major happened. I simply am thankful for them and all the ways they help me be the best me I can be, whether that is apartment search, giving support for my goals, being goofy or answering every question I ask. Friendships are easy to take for granted, and it is easy to not realize how essential friendships are.
That being said, during my ten minutes of creativity today I wrote them a poem. Even though it does not have the words, “thank you” in it, this is my thank you poem to all the people I call friends (family, friend-family, and friends alike).
Why does the sun shine
and the grass grow?
Why does the wind blow
and I breathe?
The answer should be clear.
It is because you are near.
The sun shines bright
and days last longer
when you are smiling,
when you are laughing.
The grass grows greener
and the wind calms the storms for just a bit longer,
when you my friend are living along side me.
Happiness brings the sun out
even on a cloudy day;
the grass grows
even in a drought
when friendship is sought.
I can breathe with ease
because the wind calms the storms
when you stand close.
What a wonderful life
when friendship can be seen.