Memories & Thanks Blog Hop

My friend and I have much in common, as well as, many fundamental differences.  We can talk for hours on end, or sit quietly together & say nothing at all.  I found this lovely poem before the holidays that kind of summarizes how I feel about my friend, Yvonne.  I could not have said it better myself.

A Friend's Greeting

"I'd like to be the sort of friend
     that you have been to me;
I'd like to be the help that you've been
     always glad to be;
I'd like to mean as much to you
     each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine,
     to me along the way.

I'd like to do the big things
     and the splendid things for you,
To brush the gray out of your skies
     and leave them only blue;
I'd like to say the kindly things
     that I so oft have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul
     the way that mine you've stirred.

I'd like to give back the joy
     that you have given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need
     I hope will never be;
I'd like to make you feel
     as rich as I, who travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours
     with you to lean upon.

I'm wishing at this Christmas time
     that I could but repay
A portion of the gladness
     that you've strewn along the way;

And could I have one wish this year,
     this only would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend
     that you have been to me."

from Collected Verse of Edgar Guest
NY:Buccaneer Books, 1976, pg. 16

Here is the necklace that I created with her in mind.  Yes, she likes purple...a lot.  *smile*  That is why I chose the amethyst focal and nugget beads for this project.  Even the glass spacers are purple. This no-frills design perfectly suits her personality. She has no need for fancy trimmings or excessive glitz & glam. She shines in her own right.

Amethyst Focal Bead

Button Loop Clasp

Thank you, Yvonne, for being my friend.

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Memories & Thanks Blog Hop