We all know that famous friendship poetry varies depending on the author. I really like the poem below by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Friendship
A ruddy drop of manly blood
The surging sea outweighs;
The world uncertain comes and goes,
The lover rooted stays.
I fancied he was fled,
And, after many a year,
Glowed unexhausted kindliness
Like daily sunrise there.
My careful heart was free again-
O friend, my bosom said,
Through thee alone the sky is arched,
Through thee the rose is red,
All things through thee takes nobler form
And look beyond the earth,
The mill-round of our fate appears
A sun-path in thy worth.
Me too thy nobleness has taught
To master my despair;
The fountains of my hidden life
Are through thy friendship fair.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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So what do you think? Do you like that poem? What is the overall feeling and message that you got from it?
This poem tells me that we value our friendships very much. Maybe we value them so much, because it's a way to fight lonliness. Often times when a friend that we may not be as close with is invited to come over, it is human nature to prepare a nice dinner and make sure the house is clean, and you are dressed appropriately. However, if it's a closer friend, that we see more often, a lot less effort is usually put into these tasks. Is this because we subconsciously know that we can be more casual with our closer friends and they have alreay been won over?
I guess there are different ways to interpret famous friendship poetry. In the end, the choice is yours.
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