Friendship Poem: TOUCH OF A FREIND

by Tom Krause
(Nixa, MO)

An angel was sent down from heaven one day
to visit a child who had nothing to say.
A boy who was poor, great wealth he did lack,
had always been happy in spite of the fact.
Until one day it happened: his best friend went away,
and it left him heartbroken, with nothing to say.

So the task of the angel was a great one indeed:
to give hope to a heart that was so much in need.
And though great power and wealth
were at the angel’s command,
he sent a lost puppy
and the healing began.

The boy cheered the puppy as he chased down a stick
and he started to giggle as his face he would lick.
They ran and they jumped and they played for so long
before they both knew it the whole day was gone.

Then without any warning the boy whose heart broke
found a reason for saying these words that he spoke:
“I love you, little puppy, I hope you will stay!
We will always be friends and together we’ll play.”

From then on the puppy was never alone
for that which was lost had now found a new home.
And the boy was now happy – though he still remained poor –
for he had a new friend, someone to care for.

You see riches and power are fine things indeed,
but for a broken heart that is not what you need.
The angel was wise, for he knew in the end
how to mend a broken heart
with the touch of a friend.

- Tom Krause
Copyright 2001