A Friend Is Forever: Precious Poems That Celebrate the Beauty of Friendship [Paperback]

Kathleen Blease (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 22, 1998

Thrice is sweet music sweet when every word
And lovely tone by kindred hearts are heard;
So when I hear true music, Heaven send,
To share that heavenly joy, one dear, dear friend!
--From "Music and Friendship"
    by Richard Watson Gilder

Lovers and others may come and go in our lives but a friend is forever. This beautiful bouquet to friendship reminds us how much the everyday companionship of friends means to us, and how lost we would be without it. Our burdens are lightened by the kindness of friends, for even in life's roughest patches, the bonds of true friendship hold fast.

This collection of insightful and inspiring poems, from simple loving hearts as well as literary masters, proves that while love may make the world go 'round, it's friendship that holds it together. A Friend Is Forever makes us proud to have a friend, and to be one.

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Thrice is sweet music sweet when every word
And lovely tone by kindred hearts are heard;
So when I hear true music, Heaven send,
To share that heavenly joy, one dear, dear friend!
--From "Music and Friendship"
    by Richard Watson Gilder

Lovers and others may come and go in our lives but a friend is forever. This beautiful bouquet to friendship reminds us how much the everyday companionship of friends means to us, and how lost we would be without it. Our burdens are lightened by the kindness of friends, for even in life's roughest patches, the bonds of true friendship hold fast.

This collection of insightful and inspiring poems, from simple loving hearts as well as literary masters, proves that while love may make the world go 'round, it's friendship that holds it together. A Friend Is Forever makes us proud to have a friend, and to be one.

About the Author

Kathleen Blease is a writer and editor whose first poetry collection was Love in Verse: Classic Poems of the Heart. She and her husband, Roger, and their small children live in the historic district of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (December 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449003817
• ISBN-13: 978-0449003817
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,016,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathleen Blease knows it can be a tough job turning children into Catholic angels single-handedly! Married to a lovable non-Catholic for 17 years, she wants to encourage other "mixed couples" while they raise their little charges in the Faith.

She blogs about her marriage's Catholic/non-Catholic chemistry--and all other curiosities such as spiritual books, recipes, and God's creation--at KATHLEEN'S CATHOLIC: How Grace Drizzles In. (www.kathleenscatholic.blogspot.com). Kindle Blogs now delivers her posts to ereaders all over the country.

Kathleen was a staff editor for major publishing houses many moons ago and is now a long-time homeschooling mom of rambunctious teenage boys. She is also a CatholicMom.com columnist and author of I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET MY DADDY, a gift book for expectant dads.

Kathleen is presently writing I'M CATHOLIC, AND YOU'RE NOT: A HOPE-FILLED GUIDE TO LOVING YOUR NON-CATHOLIC SPOUSE AND RAISING YOUR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH. Her blog also features sketches and recipes from her future cookbook, THE LITTLE CATHOLIC KITCHEN.

Long separated from the publishing capital of Manhattan, she now lives in a tiny village tucked in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, along with her sons and husband.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful introduction by the author, sensitive, well done!, May 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Friend Is Forever: Precious Poems That Celebrate the Beauty of Friendship (Paperback)

The author's introduction could have knocked me over with a feather. It's beautiful! Buy the book just for the first few pages alone, but then enjoy each and every line of each and every poem Blease brings together in this little volume. I think it's the perfect gift for ANYONE on your list--from mothers-in-law (it will win you lots of points!) to secretaries (again, it will win you lots of points!)--and don't forget a copy for yourself.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friends are forever, April 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Friend Is Forever: Precious Poems That Celebrate the Beauty of Friendship (Paperback)

I think this book is telling how friendship is more precious than anything and you have to cherish friendship forever.I am only 13 im almost 14 and i think of my friends as a sisters to me.And i think of my other best friends as brothers to me.That's how much i cherish our friendship together.And this book tells the truth of friendship and love of friendship.I wanna tell everyone out there who is thinking of getting this book GET IT because its a good book.And i recommend it to people of all ages.So please go out and get this book , it will tell you how you should take friendship and keep it forever.And remember you shouldn't take friendship for granted you never know what's in store for you later on.

5.0 out of 5 stars Friends are forever, April 23, 2000

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This review is from: A Friend Is Forever: Precious Poems That Celebrate the Beauty of Friendship (Paperback)

Ithink this book is telling how friendship is more precious than anything and you have to cherish friendship forever.I am only 13 im almost 14 and i think of my friends as a sisters to me.And i think of my other best friends as brothers to me.That's how much i cherish our friendship together.And this book tells the truth of friendship and love of friendship.I wanna tell everyone out there who is thinking of getting this book GET IT because its a good book.And i recommend it to people of all ages.So please go out and get this book , it will tell you how you should take friendship and keep it forever.Thanks!