“What Makes a Friend?” by Jaymie Gerard

What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s bold?
Who’s sparkly as diamonds
And shiny as gold?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s brave?
Who could fight off a dragon
Deep in a cave?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s smart?
Who’s a whiz in mathematics
And science and art?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone you’d trust?
Who would bury your secrets
Under the dust?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s strong?
Who could carry a tree for you
Fifteen feet long?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s fast?
Who’d stay behind with you
So you won’t be last?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone bighearted?
Who’d give you the last bite
Of cake he had started?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who cares?
Who, if you were crying,
You know would be there?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s funny?
Who does silly things
Like dancing in honey?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s cool?
Who likes to dress funky
And makes her own rules?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s good?
Who does the right thing
Just like he should?
What makes a friend?
Is it someone who’s happy?
Who’s skippy and bouncy
And flippy and flappy?
What makes a friend
Who’s forever and true?
It’s someone quite special –
Someone just like you!