Appreciation and Gratitude Poems
This section celebrates the special bonds of friendship with expressions of thankfulness and recognition for the support friends provide.
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, ©2019
Thanks my friend for always being there
It doesn't matter what you're doing or where.
I can always count on you
To pick me up when I am blue.
Friends like you are far and few
You're an example of a friend that is true.
I just want to say I appreciate you
For all you are in every way!
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, ©2019
I'm so thankful that you're in my life
You help me overcome any strife.
A support and encourager too
You're an example in all you do.
I can only hope to be
A friend like you, maybe not as crazy.
All kidding aside your the best
You stand out above the rest.
Appreciation Poems
Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
So walking here in twilight, O my friends!
I hear your voices softened by the distance,
And pause and turn to listen, as each sends
His words of friendship, comfort, and assistance.
Thanks for the sympathies that ye have shown!
Thanks for each kindly word, each silent token,
That teaches me, when seeming most alone,
Friends are around us, though no word be spoken.
by Catherine Pulsifer
You will never know what your friendship means to me
You are a friend that I can count on to be
Fun, carefree and happy you are
In my books you are a star.
Thank you for being you
Thank you for all you do.
Friends like you are far and few
Thank you, for being a friend that's true.
Related: Friendship Poems
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Friendship Through Challenges Poems
Here, you'll find poems that highlight the strength of friendships during difficult times, showcasing resilience and unwavering support.
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
Thank you, dear friend, for being ever near,
Through joyful days and days with tears.
From birthdays celebrated with laughter's cheer,
To quieter moments as the years disappear.
You're always there I can count on you
A good friend you are that's so true.
The memories we've crafted, the support you show
Grateful am I, I want you to know!
by Catherine Pulsifer, © 2020
Words just don't express
My wish for your happiness
A true friend you have been to me
I can only hope I can be
A friend that cares and supports you too
And bring you happiness by what I do.
We meet a lot of people along the way
But you are the best, my friend, I must say.
Thank you for being around
Even when we're silly and act like clowns.
And when the challenges of life do come
You're always there, you're awesome!
So this poem was written just for you
A friend, that is so true
Thank you for being there
Even when I give you the glare.
Thank you for your smile so sweet
I am so glad that we did meet.
So as you can see the words just can't express
My thanks to you, as a friend you're the best.
As life journeys on, more laughs we will share
And adventures we will see when we dare
And together the challenges we will face
Together life we will embrace.
Meaningful Friendship Quotes
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
I can't imagine life without you
All the talks and all we do
Into our life people come
But friends like you are truly awesome.
Both in the good times and the sad
We are true comrades
When I am feeling blue
I pick up the phone and call you!
Good friends like you are very few
I truly appreciate you!
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
No matter what we face in our life,
You have been there, no matter the strife.
Through laughter and tears,
Our friendship has stood the test of years.
You are always there with a helping hand.
Together we have faced life's shifting sands.
Never doubt that I hold you dear,
My friend, always near and ever sincere.
Related: Friends Are Blessings
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Sentimental and Heartfelt Poems
This category includes tender poems that evoke deep emotions, reflecting on the beauty and significance of true friendship.
Poet Grace Stricker Dawson
You entered my life in a casual way,
And saw at a glance what I needed;
There were others who passed me or met me each day,
But never a one of them heeded.
Perhaps you were thinking of other folks more,
Or chance simply seemed to decree it,
I know there were many such chances before,
But the others-well, they didn't see it.
You said just the thing that I wished you would say,
And you made me believe that you meant it;
I held up my head in the old gallant way,
And resolved you should never repent it.
There are times when encouragement means such a lot,
And a word is enough to convey it;
There were others who could have, as easy as not,
But, just the same, they didn't say it.
There may have been someone who could have done more
To help me along, though I doubt it;
What I needed was cheering, and always before
They had let me plod onward without it.
You helped to refashion the dream of my heart,
And made me turn eagerly to it;
There were others who might have (I question that part)-
But, after all, they didn't do it
Gratitude Poems
Poet: Unknown
If I could catch a rainbow, I would do it just for you.
And share with you its beauty, on the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain, you could call it your very own.
A place to find serenity; a place to be alone.
If I could take your troubles, I would toss them in the sea.
But all these things I'm finding, are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain, or catch a rainbow fair.
But let me be what I know best... A friend who's always there.
Poet: Edgar A. Guest
If every day of yours were fine
And every sky of yours were blue.
You couldn't know such joy of mine.
The joy of being friend to you.
You've brushed away the clouds of care
And often dried the bitter tears.
And left a debt I couldn't square
If I should live a thousand years.
I'm wishing you'll as happy be
As I am all this journey through.
Who have this joy to comfort me.
The joy o' being friend to you.
Poet: J. S. Ogilvie
Every joy that heaven can send;
Wealth, and every kind of treasure;
Health and love to thee, my friend,
And happiness without measure.
Related: Thanksgiving Friendship Poem
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