Poems about friendship can be such a great reminder about who’s really important in your life.
I mean, think about it. Do you remember those times when it felt safer to be alone?
Where you felt that you couldn’t get hurt or used if you just kept a good “healthy” distance from others?
But then you met that one person who walked into your life, because of a series of circumstances, and suddenly you felt safe.
You felt like you had someone who was FINALLY in your corner, and who you could actually relate to.
I’ve been there so many times! I would have “frien-emies,” people who would be great one day, and then the next, there was a distance for no reason. It was tiring.
But now I am so blessed to have ride-or-die BFFs who truly care, and look out for me. And if you have that too, then these might be some kind and thoughtful friendship poems to reflect on, send their way, and connect over. ❤️
47 Poems for Friends
Poems about friendship: Celebrate friendship & togetherness with heartfelt verses that honor life’s most important relationships & special bonds.
Helping you to have better friendships that you truly cherish is such a great way to make your life so much better.
Also, it was shown in a study that the quality of your friendships can really affect your wellbeing. So read over these poetic expressions of friendship, meditate on them, send a few, and strengthen that unspoken bond!
1. Us Two – By A.A. Milne
“Wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,
There’s always Pooh and Me.
Whatever I do, he wants to do,
“Where are you going today?” says Pooh
“Well, that’s very odd ‘cos I was too.
“Let’s go together,” says Pooh, says he.
“Let’s go together,” says Pooh…”
2. Forever Friends – By Amber S. Pence
“The friendship we have is so rare to find.
We hate to see each other in a bind.
We have made each other laugh so hard we’ve cried
We feel each other’s pain if we are hurt inside.
We always can find the right words to say.
To help us get through any dreadful day.
We have told our secrets with no shame.
We tell each other the truth, even if we are to blame.
Thinking of you not being here makes me feel so sad.
We will have to look back on our crazy memories to make us glad.
he miles between us can’t keep us apart,
Because we will keep each other close at heart.”
3. True Friends – By Ashley Campbell
“A friend is like a star that twinkles and glows
Or maybe like a ocean that gently flows
A friend is like gold that you should treasure
And take care of forever and ever
A friend is like an angle that is there to guide you
A friend is someone you can trust out of a few
A friend is more than one in a million
They are one in ca-zillion
And you, my friend, are very special
and so it is official.”
4. Your Kind Of Friendship – By Anonymous
“It takes more than caring
To be a real friend
The nature of friendship
Requires a blend
Of warmest compassion
And love deep and true
To reach and to comfort
The way that you do
Because I can see
That your kind of friendship
Is priceless to me.”
5. Alone – By Maya Angelou
[Excerpt]
“Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don’t believe I’m wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.”
6. The Best of Friends – By S Jill Wolf
“The best of friends,
can change a frown,
Into a smile,
When you feel down.
The best of friend
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.”
7. 1383 – By Emily Dickinson
“Long Years apart – can make no
Breach a second cannot fill –
The absence of the Witch does not
Invalidate the spell –
The embers of a Thousand Years
Uncovered by the Hand
That fondled them when they were Fire
Will stir and understand –”
8. Childhood Friends – By Mindy Carpenter
“As childhood friends, we grew up together,
Swearing to be friends forever and ever.
Sometimes we would argue and fight,
Other times we would laugh and stay up all night.
We went from playing with games and toys,
To talking and dreaming about different boys.
My thoughts and feelings, to you I would confide,
Never having anything to hide.
Friends we do remain,
Things changing, and things staying the same.
To each other we still listen and share,
About each other, we will always care.”
9. Thank You, Friend – By Joanna Fuchs
“Thank you, friend, for all the things
That mean so much to me
For concern and understanding
You give abundantly.
Thanks for listening with your heart;
For cheering me when I’m blue;
For bringing out the best in me;
And just for being you.
Thanks for in-depth conversation
That stimulates my brain;
For silly times we laugh out loud;
For things I can’t explain.
For looking past my flaws and faults;
For all the time you spend;
For all the kind things that you do,
Thank you; thank you, friend.”
10. True Friends – By John P. Read
“Whenever life gets you down,
Remember I’ll always be around;
All you have to do is call.
When your dreams disappear,
I’ll always be near
To catch you when you fall.
So remember, dear friend,
On me you can depend;
Nothing’s too much at all.
I will stand by your side;
I won’t run and hide.
Seeing you happy is my reward.”
11. A Friend – By Gillian Jones
“A person who listens and not condemn
Someone on whom you can depend
They will not flee when bad times are here
Instead, they will be there to lend an ear
They will think of ways to make you smile
So you can be happy for a while
When times are good and happy thereafter
They will be there to share the laughter
Do not forget your friends at all
For they pick you up when you fall
Do not expect to just take and hold
Give friendship back, it is pure gold.”
12. A Golden Chain – By Helen Steiner Rice
[Excerpt]
“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.
13. Thank You For Your Friendship And Your Love – By Nicholas Gordon
“Thank you for your friendship and your love.
However life may turn, this gift will be
A mountain that has made my river bend,
Nor will it flow the same way to the sea.
Knowing you is something I’m made of.
Years will not this part of me remove.
One lives for just a brief eternity,
Understanding truths that never end.”
14. Sybil – By Julia Ward Howe
[Excerpt]
“Your head is wild with books, Sybil,
But your heart is good and kind—
I feel a new contentment near you,
A pleasure of the mind.
Glad should I be to sit beside you,
And let long hours glide by,
Reading, through all your sweet narrations,
The language of your eye.”
15.To All My Friends – By May Yang
“To all my friends who have been with me in weakness
when water falls rush down my two sides
To all my friends who have felt me in anguish
when this earthen back breaks between the crack of two blades
To all my friends who have held me in rage
when fire tears through swallows behind tight grins
I know you
I see you
I hear you
Although the world is silent around you
I know you
I see you
I hear you”
16. In the Company of Women – By January Gill-O’Neil
[Excerpt]
“Make me laugh over coffee,
make it a double, make it frothy
so it seethes in our delight.
Make my cup overflow
with your small happiness.
I want to hoot and snort and cackle and chuckle.
Let your laughter fill me like a bell.
Let me listen to your ringing and singing
as Billie Holiday croons above our heads.”
17. A Time to Talk – By Robert Frost
“When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don’t stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven’t hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.”
18. True Friends – By Emily
“Best friends stick together till the end.
They are like a straight line that will not bend.
They trust each other forever,
No matter if you’re apart or together.
They can be your hero and save the day.
They will never leave your side; they are here to stay.
They help you up when you fall.
Your true friends are best of all.”
19. Love and Friendship – By Emily Bronte
[Excerpt]
“Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree—
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?”
20. The Friend – By Matt Hart
[Excerpt]
“The friend lives half in the grass
and half in the chocolate cake,
walks over to your house in the bashful light
of November, or the forceful light of summer.
You put your hand on her shoulder,
or you put your hand on his shoulder.
The friend is indefinite. You are both
so tired, no one ever notices the sleeping bags
inside you and under your eyes when you’re talking
together about the glue of this life, the sticky
saturation of bodies into darkness.
21. Red Brocade – By Naomi Shihab Nye
[Excerpt]
“The Arabs used to say,
When a stranger appears at your door,
feed him for three days
before asking who he is,
where he’s come from,
where he’s headed.
That way, he’ll have strength
enough to answer.
Or, by then you’ll be
such good friends
you don’t care.”
22. On Friendship – By Khalil Gibran
[Excerpt]
“And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship.
And he answered, saying:
Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.”
23. Smile – By Jessica R. Dillinger
“If you’re feeling down; turn your frown upside down.
Put a smile on your face; take the world in your embrace.
Ask for a little help from the man up above.
And remember you have your best friend’s love.”
24. To Me, Fair Friend, You Never Can Be Old (Sonnet 104) – By William Shakespeare
“To me, fair friend, you never can be old,
For as you were when first your eye I ey’d,
Such seems your beauty still. Three winters cold,
Have from the forests shook three summers’ pride,
Three beauteous springs to yellow autumn turn’d,
In process of the seasons have I seen,
Three April perfumes in three hot Junes burn’d,
Since first I saw you fresh, which yet are green.
Ah! yet doth beauty like a dial-hand,
Steal from his figure, and no pace perceiv’d;
So your sweet hue, which methinks still doth stand,
Hath motion, and mine eye may be deceiv’d:
For fear of which, hear this thou age unbred:
Ere you were born was beauty’s summer dead.”
25. What is the greatest gift? – By Mary Oliver
[Excerpt]
“What is the greatest gift?
Could it be the world itself—the oceans, the meadowlark,
the patience of the trees in the wind?
Could it be love, with its sweet clamor of passion?
Something else—something else entirely
holds me in thrall.
That you have a life that I wonder about
more than I wonder about my own.”
26. God Sends – By Rosalie Carter
“I think that God will never send,
A gift so precious as a friend,
A friend who always understands,
And fills each need as it demands,
Whose loyalty will stand the test,
When skies are bright or overcast,
Who sees the faults that merit blame,
But keeps on loving just the same,
Who does far more than creeds could do,
To make us good, to make us true,
Earth’s gifts a sweet contentment lend,
But only God can give a friend.”
27. You Have A Friend In Me – By Kase And Sash
“You have a friend in me,
Don’t try and hide your feelings
because your best friend can see.
I mean the world to you,
That’s how I know our friendship is true.
We will be besties for life,
One gets stabbed, we both feel the knife……”
28. O, My Friend – By Edgar Lee Masters
“O, my friend,
What fitting word can I say?
You, my chum,
My companion of infinite talks,
My inspiration,
My guide,
Through whom I saw myself at best;
You, the light of this western country.
You, a great richness.
A glory,
A charm,
Product and treasure of these States.”
29. Your Catfish Friend – By Richard Brautigan
“If I were to live my life
in catfish forms
in scaffolds of skin and whiskers
at the bottom of a pond
and you were to come by
one evening
when the moon was shining
down into my dark home
and stand there at the edge
of my affection
and think, “It’s beautiful
here by this pond. I wish
somebody loved me,”
I’d love you and be your catfish
friend and drive such lonely
thoughts from your mind
and suddenly you would be
at peace,
and ask yourself, “I wonder
if there are any catfish
in this pond? It seems like
a perfect place for them.”
30. Tug O’ War – By Shel Silverstein
“I will not play at tug o’ war.
I’d rather play at hug o’ war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.”
31. The Cake Of Friendship – By Michelle Flores
“Preheat the oven of love
With plenty of secrets and hugs.
Mix in giggles and laughs
That makes your sides split in half.
Bake with the love and care
And all the things you both should share.
Decorate with the frosting of trust;
This is really a must.
Enjoy the cake; do not eat it fast.
Just like your new friendship, make it last.”
32. My Friend, Brielle – By Cathy Madison
“My friend, Brielle, is the best.
She is nicer than the rest.
When you are sad and have a frown,
She will turn it upside down.
Brielle is artistic, creative, too.
She is always there for you.
Brielle is so kind, and lots of fun.
As you can see, she is number one.
Side Note: If you send this quick and fun friendship poem to your friend, you can just switch out the name!”
33. Poem For A Friend – By Maurice Boland
“If I could write a poem,
I would write it just for you.
But I cannot write a poem,
So what am I to do?
If I could write a poem,
I would tell you lots of things,
Of love and happiness
and the joy your friendship brings.
But I cannot write a poem,
So you will never know
Just how much I love you,
And now I have to go!”
34. Cento Between the Ending and the End – By Cameron Awkward-Rich
[Excerpt]
“it is like the world
hasn’t happened
when I call out
all my friends are there
everyone we love
is still alive gathered
at the lakeside
like constellations
my honeyed kin
honeyed light
beneath the sky”
35. I Can Be a Pal – By Kristen Smith
“I can be a pal by smiling at you.
I can be a pal when you feel blue.
I can be a pal who is honest and kind.
I can be a pal when you’re in a bind.
I can be a pal by saying please and thank you.
I can be a pal when no one wants to.
I can be a pal every single day.
I can be a pal; what do you say?”
36. Success – By Edgar A. Guest
“I hold no dream of fortune vast,
Nor seek undying fame.
I do not ask when life is past
That many know my name.
I may not own the skill to rise
To glory’s topmost height,
Nor win a place among the wise,
But I can keep the right.
And I can live my life on earth
Contented to the end,
If but a few shall know my worth
And proudly call me friend.”
37. Times Are Changing – By Casey
[Excerpt]
“The times are changing,
but we can’t keep holding onto the past,
because we don’t know if our past
can be part of our future.
And as I shed one last tear,
I live in fear
that as the times change
I will lose you forever.”
38. Friendship’s Flower – By Helen Steiner Rice
[Excerpt]
“Life is like a garden
And friendship like a flower,
That blooms and grows in beauty
With the sunshine and the shower.
And lovely are the blossoms
That are tended with great care,
By those who work unselfishly
To make the place more fair.
And, like the garden blossoms,
Friendship’s flower grows more sweet
When watched and tended carefully
By those we know and meet.”
39. How Many, How Much – By Shel Silverstein
“How many slams in an old screen door?
Depends how loud you shut it.
How many slices in a bread?
Depends how thin you cut it.
How much good inside a day?
Depends how good you live ’em.
How much love inside a friend?
Depends how much you give ’em.”
40. Let’s Be Friends – By Christine Corona
“Would you like to be my friend?
That would be so fine!
We’ll run around in your backyard
And then we’ll play in mine.
We’ll walk to school together.
And share our lunches too.
Oh, what a lucky kid I am
To have a friend like you!”
41. With A Friend – By Vivian Gouled
“I can talk with a friend
and walk with a friend
and share my umbrella
in the rain.
I can play with a friend
and stay with a friend
and learn with a friend
and explain.
I can eat with a friend
and compete with a friend
and even sometimes
disagree.
I can ride with a friend
and take pride with a friend.
A friend can mean
so much to me!”
42. My Friends – By Ali Power
“why be evasive
when you can listen to an audio book
about a biologist
on a mysterious expedition
to Area X
an area cut off from civilization
today I’ve spoken to no one
and I feel fine
but feelings aren’t facts my friends
and I’ve eaten the last of the cheese
and table water crackers
and I have no salary
but I will hold you”
43. Will You Ever? – By Kaitlin M. Yawn
[Excerpt]
“You’ve allowed me to experience
Something very hard to find,
Unconditional love that exists
In my body, soul, and mind.
I don’t think you could ever feel
All the love I have to give,
And I’m sure you’ll never realize
You’ve been my will to live.
You are an amazing person,
And without you I don’t know where I’d be.
Having you in my life
Completes and fulfills every part of me”
44. Friends For Life – By Angelica N. Brissett
[Excerpt]
“We are friends.
I’ve got your back,
And you have mine.
I’ll help you out
Anytime!
To see you hurt,
To see you cry,
Makes me weep
And wanna die.
If you agree
To never fight,
It wouldn’t matter
Who’s wrong or right.
If a broken heart
Needs a mend,
I’ll be right there
Till the end.”
45. New Friends and Old Friends – By Joseph Parry
[Excerpt]
“Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test-
Time and change- are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray;
Friendship never knows decay.”
46. Acknowledgments – By Danez Smith
[Excerpt]
“at the function, i feel myself splitting into too many rooms of static
you touch my hand & there i am
•
do you want to be best friends?
a box for yes, a box for no”
47. Comrades Four – By Claude McKay
“Dear comrades, my comrades,
My heart is always true;
An’ ever an’ ever
I shall remember you.
We all joined together,
Together joined we four;
An’ I have been first to
Pass t’rough the open door.”
Navigating life alone is complicated and can cause so much stress. But thankfully there are those who are with us and for us.
You don’t have to be alone to be safe, you just have to let go of those who aren’t, and find those who value you.
So make sure to send some poems on friendship there way so you can connect and let them know how much you care.❤️
Grace Moser is the author and founder of Chasing Foxes, where she writes articles to help women create a life they love in big and small ways. She's been a full-time traveler since 2016 and loves sharing her experiences and exploring the world with her husband, Silas. Her lifestyle and travel advice can also be seen on sites such as Business Insider, Glamour, Newsweek, Huffpost, & Apartment Therapy.
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