Friendship: A Poetry Anthology

1. Friendship My Poetry AnthologyBy: Sarah Saunders Mrs. Breen Period 5 April 30th, 2010

2. Introduction I wrote my poetry anthology on Friendship. I choose this topic because I care a lot for my friends and I think it is a very valuable thing in life. You can learn things from having friends and also learn lessons from the mistakes you may make with them. I know from personally experience that my friends are the ones I trust and I respect them in every way possible because they are there for me and make the best of my teenage years come real. The poems that I've found on the internet appeal to me in many ways because I can relate to them. I can relate to them from my past and the things I have done with my friends. One poem that I like is the first one because in the first two stanzas it basically explains how me and my friends are when we’re together. The second poem I chose is something I can’t relate to just now because I'm not old yet, but in the future I will look back at my friends and hopefully be able to relate to this poem. Poem number six I can really relate to because it is more modern and it explains things that me and my best friends would do everyday.

3. Table Of Contents Slide 1: Cover Page Slide 2: IntroductionSlide 3: Table Of ContentsSlide 4: Poem 1 – “The Best Of Friends” Slide 5: Poem 2 – “When You Are Old” Slide 6: Poem 3 – “Happiness”Slide 7: Poem 4 - “Be A Friend”Slide 8: Poem 5 - “A Golden Chain”Slide 9: Poem 6 – “True Friend”Slide 10: Poem 7 – “Thanks”Slide 11: Poem 8 – “Friend”Slide 12: Extra Poem- “True Friendship” Slide 13: My Own Poem – “Friends Forever”Slide 14: My Own Poem – “ Flower”, “Fights” and “Lemons”Slide 15: My Own Poem – “ Holding Hands”Slide 16: My Own Poem – “ Heartless”Slide 17: My Own Poem – “ Moving Away”Slide 18: Citations Page Marking Rubric

4. The Best of Friends By: Jill Wolf The best of friends, Can change a frown, Into a smile, when you feel down. The best of friends, Will understand, Your little trials, And lend a hand. The best of friends, Will always share, Your secret dreams, Because they care. The best of friends, Worth more than gold, Give all the love, A heart can hold. Poem #1 Wolf, Jill. “The Best of Friends.” “pachome1.pacific.net” http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~dol_fin/bof.html

5. Poem #2 When you are old By: William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. Yeats, William Butler. “When you are old.” “poemhunter.com” http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-you-are-old/

6. Poem #3 Happiness By: Raymond Carver So early it's still almost dark out. I'm near the window with coffee, and the usual early morning stuff that passes for thought. When I see the boy and his friend walking up the road to deliver the newspaper. They wear caps and sweaters, and one boy has a bag over his shoulder. They are so happy they aren't saying anything, these boys. I think if they could, they would take each other's arm. It's early in the morning, and they are doing this thing together. They come on, slowly. The sky is taking on light, though the moon still hangs pale over the water. Such beauty that for a minute death and ambition, even love, doesn't enter into this. Happiness. It comes on unexpectedly. And goes beyond, really, any early morning talk about it. Carver, Raymond. “Happiness.” “plagiartis.com” http://plagiarist.com/poetry/7454/

7. Poem #4 Be A Friend By: Edgar A Guest Be a friend. You don't need money: Just a disposition sunny; Just the wish to help another Get along some way or other; Just a kindly hand extended Out to one who's unbefriended; Just the will to give or lend, This will make you someone's friend. Be a friend. You don't need glory. Friendship is a simple story. Pass by trifling errors blindly, Gaze on honest effort kindly, Cheer the youth who's bravely trying, Pity him who's sadly sighing; Just a little labor spend On the duties of a friend. Be a friend. The pay is bigger (Though not written by a figure) Than is earned by people clever In what's merely self-endeavor. You'll have friends instead of neighbors For the profits of your labors; You'll be richer in the end Than a prince, if you're a friend Guest, Edgar A. “Be A Friend.” “famous-poems.biz” http://www.famous-poems.biz/friendship_poems/Be-A-Friend-new-friendship-poem-by-Edgar-A-Guest.html

8. Poem #5 A Golden Chain By: Helen Steiner Rice Friendship is a Golden Chain, The links are friends so dear, And like a rare and precious jewel It's treasured more each year... It's clasped together firmly With a love that's deep and true, And it's rich with happy memories and fond recollections, too... Time can't destroy its beauty For, as long as memory lives, Years can't erase the pleasure That the joy of friendship gives... For friendship is a priceless gift That can't be bought or sold, But to have an understanding friend Is worth far more than gold... And the Golden Chain of Friendship Is a strong and blessed tie Binding kindred hearts together As the years go passing by. Rice, Helen Steiner. “A Golden Chain.” “gagirl.com” http://www.gagirl.com/friends/friends.html

9. True Friend Miley Cyrus[VERSE 1] We sign our cards and letters BFFYou've got a million ways to make me laughYou're lookin' out for me; you've got my backIt's so good to have you aroundYou know the secrets I could never tellAnd when I'm quiet you break through my shellDon't feel the need to do a rebel yellCause you keep my feet on the ground[CHORUS 1] You're a true friendYou're here till the endYou pull me asideWhen something ain't rightTalk with me now and into the night'Til it's alright againYou're a true friend[VERSE 2] You don't get angry when I change the plansSomehow you're never out of second chancesWon't say "I told you" when I'm wrong againI'm so lucky that I've found Poem #6 [CHORUS 2] [BRIDGE] True friends will go to the ends of the earthTill they find the thing you needFriends hang on through the ups and the downsCause they've got someone to believe in[CHORUS X3] Cyrus, Miley. “True Friend.” “sing365.com” http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/true-friend-lyrics-hannah-montana/745f723c8970b2bc482573080010117c

10. Poem #7 Thanks By: Sheila Cheasbro You're my friend because you're always there,If there's sadness around or in the air,At night, in the morning or anytime of day,You're there to cheer me up and chase the sadness away. I just want to thank you for all you've done,You've helped me through a lot, you're really number one.Thanks for all the good times that we share,It shows that you're one who really does care. Thanks for being there when time got rough,You make it easier when times get too toughThanks for being there each and every day,Thanks for being you in that very special way. Cheasbro, Sheila. “Thanks.” “friendship.com” http://www.friendship.com.au/poetry/best/best7.html#thanks

11. Poem #8 FriendBy: Renee donna BufeteA friend is a personto laugh and cry with,An inspiration,Someone who lends a helping hand,though friends may not be forever,And they may not end up together,the memories of a true friendship willlast forever.A friend is not a shadow nor a servantBut someone who holda piece of a person in his heart.Someone who shares a smile,Someone who brightens up your dayWhat makes a person a friend?Is by saying your Love will stay? Bufete, Renee Donna. “Friend.” “theholidayspot.com” http://www.theholidayspot.com/friendship/poems_for_friendship.htm

12. True Friendship By: Samantha Sumler True friends are for life Until the end They're more than special They're your bestest friends.  They're the ones you can go to When you're in despair The ones that'll help you Even when you got gum in your hair! They're the ones who'll laugh And go laughing with you all through the night  The ones who'll help you Help you with all their might To have a good friend  You have to be one So be nice to one another So you can be friends forever And that's how to be the best friend you can be. Poem #9 (Extra Poem) Sumler, Samantha. “True Friendship.” “theholidayspot.com” http://www.theholidayspot.com/friendship/poems_for_friendship.htm

13. My Poem #1 Friends Forever By: Sarah Saunders (Free Verse) Ever since elementary And into High School We’ve been the best of friends Everyone is jealous Of our bond that's so close They wish they had it Even though they know It’s right there in front of them By the laugh of a joke And a touch of the hand A friendship grows And becomes unbreakable

14. FlowerBy: Sarah Saunders (Haiku)My friend is the best She is like a bright flower Shinning in the sun My Poem #2 FightsBy: Sarah Saunders (Haiku) Fights are very bad Yet they can end up betterJust like the weather Lemons By: Sarah Saunders (Haiku)Friends are like lemons Sometimes sour sometimes sweetBut always the best

15. My Poem #3 Holding HandsBy: Sarah Saunders(Sonnet) Once you meet that friend You will start to careYou will break and bend To show that you’ll share Share that bond you love Ever since you met That no one should shove To make a regret You will be friends forever Make sure your on time But never ever Be the one to climb That ladder of love And become a dove

16. My Poem #4 Heartless (Shape Poem)By: Sarah Saunders You should never be That one too be fall in love with Your very best friend for if that will happen Then you both with be cursed with the horrible thing Of perhaps loosing your best friend, or even your mate Because if that is the case, then you should not even try You do not want this in your future, yet it will be good For your bestfriend who is there for you, will be there for good, but all in all, your husband or wife, could be the bestfriend you will end up needing the most, when your best- friend is not there for you..... ................... ........... ......

17. My Poem #5 Moving AwayBy: Sarah Saunders(Rhyme Scheme) When you have that one for such a long time You know, that friend that is there to help you rhyme And then it all comes crumbling down From happy days to frowns Cause of that one phone call from work Of how your moving away with that clerk So now you don't know what to do With all your other friends away too She was the one that stuck by Even though she has to say bye

18. Bufete, Renee Donna. “Friend.” “theholidayspot.com” http://www.theholidayspot.com/friendship/poems_for_friendship.htm Carver, Raymond. “Happiness.” “plagiartis.com” http://plagiarist.com/poetry/7454/ Cheasbro, Sheila. “Thanks.” “friendship.com” http://www.friendship.com.au/poetry/best/best7.html#thanks Cyrus, Miley. “True Friend.” “sing365.com” http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/true-friend-lyrics-hannah-montana/745f723c8970b2bc482573080010117c Guest, Edgar A. “Be A Friend.” “famous-poems.biz” http://www.famous-poems.biz/friendship_poems/Be-A-Friend-new-friendship-poem-by-Edgar-A-Guest.html Rice, Helen Steiner. “A Golden Chain.” “gagirl.com” http://www.gagirl.com/friends/friends.html Sumler, Samantha. “True Friendship.” “theholidayspot.com” http://www.theholidayspot.com/friendship/poems_for_friendship.htm Wolf, Jill. “The Best of Friends.” “pachome1.pacific.net” http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~dol_fin/bof.html Yeats, William Butler. “When you are old.” “poemhunter.com” http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-you-are-old/ Citations Page