Spring

The gentle rain begins to fall,
And nature comes to life again.
Winter retreats,
its frigid days a distant memory,
as it makes way
for Spring.

Friend indeed

"He that is thy friend indeed,
He will help thee in thy need:
If thou sorrow, he will weep;
If you wake, he cannot sleep;
Thus in every grief in heart
He with thee doth bear a part."

--Richard Barnfield