True Friend Poems

True Friend Poems

Friendship Poems about True Friends

What is a true friend? A true friend says what they think their friend needs to hear even when they know that their friend may get angry. A true friend doesn't leave because they are afraid to be with you. A true friend doesn't leave when the fun stops and things get uncomfortable. These are just of few of the values that real friends hold dear. In short, A true friend recognizes the value of the friendship and holds it sacred.

27 True Friend Poems for Committed Friendships

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  1. My True Friend

    Poet Introduction


    You always answer when I call
    And help me up if I should fall,
    But you never complain at all,
    My true friend.

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    I absolutely love this poem and truly hope you shared it with the friend you wrote it to. Although my experience with this sort of thing has not been very lucky (maybe it's because my poem...

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  3. What Friendship Means


    • By Tracie Labauve
    • Published: June 2007 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Friendship means being there just to be there.
    Friendship means listening and not asking questions.
    Friendship means lending your shoulder for someone to cry on.
    Friendship means being comfortable around each other in silence.

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    I have met a few women where I live now, and I can honestly say that not one of them have ever respected my boundaries, my family values, my responsibilities to my life and family or even...

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  5. A Friend Found In Music


    Music is the ocean
    That pulls me to the shore.
    Music is the rhythm
    That moves me to the core.

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    I used to get bullied at school and one day I heard this song on the radio in a shop and it made me feel happy and uplifted so I asked the store manager what it's name was and she replied...

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  6. Ode To Friendships

    Poet Introduction


    • By Kayla Rae Pich
    • Published: May 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Friends...
    They're the few people who accept silence over conversation.
    A relationship like this denies silly promises and persuasion.
    You don't feel the need to second guess thoughts or measure words.

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    This poem is beautiful and means a lot to me. It sums up friendships perfectly, and it reminds me of my relationship with my best friend. I thank you for putting in words what I struggle to...

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  7. True Friends


    True friends are by your side through it all.
    True friends are there to catch you when you fall.
    True friends give your life a happy lift.
    True friends are a most precious gift.

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    Loved this poem....I am sending it to my best friend. Nancy and I have been friends since Kindergarten (we are both in our late 60s). We went to the same church (starting in kindergarten) and...

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  8. A True Friend

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    Before you became a friend of mine,
    We knew each other for quite some time.
    I hate to say we wasted a year and a half.
    I'm glad we can now look back and laugh.

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    • Rating 4.53
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    I was alone for a good 2 years of my life and had no one to help me through anything. Then my friend Wade came along and made everything better for me. It felt good to have someone to talk...

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  9. A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed

    Poet Introduction

    • By Bea Williams
    • Published: July 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    Friends are far, friends are near.
    Friends will be there to lend an ear.
    They listen, laugh, and care,
    But most of all, they're always there.

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    What an interesting poem. Reminds me of the friends I had when I was back at school...

  10. Love & Friendship

    • By Carolyn A. Davis
    • Published: September 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    You're the one I most admire
    with great intentions and loving desires.

    Passion and trust and knowing that you care

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    Thank you to the poet of this poem. I love it because that's exactly the things about friendship.

  11. Count On Me, My Friend

    When the world weighs you down
    When unfavorable situations make you frown
    Count on me, my friend

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  12. The Heart Of Friendship

    • By Sandra L. Pierce
    • Published: June 2007 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    The bond of friendship is everlasting
    True friends never say goodbye
    There is pure truth between us
    That will never die

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    nice composition. keep your friendship strong and lasting. not all of us are gifted with "true friends".
    I have so many friends and I have a few true friends, who are "the best".

  13. A Friend Is Someone...

    • By Leah Ross
    • Published: January 2009 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    A friend is someone
    You turn to.
    A friend is someone
    You confide in.

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  14. For Your Reassurance

    • By Vanessa O.
    • Published: December 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    If you told me to describe a true friend,
    I'd describe you in a heartbeat.
    If you wanted to know how unique you are,
    I'd tell you no one could ever make a repeat.

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    This poem reminds me of my friend Mutonyi. He is that kind of friend that is very unique. He never judges my many flaws. He is one friend I am always afraid of losing. I always hope that ours...

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  15. A Time To Talk

    Poet Introduction

    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,

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    Excellent! The case almost unattended in today's crazily hasty waste of morality and spirituality in favor of modernity! A nice moral lesson for those entrapped in the network of virtual...

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  16. True And Genuine

    Poet Introduction

    True and genuine
    You will always be.
    You will always remain a true friend to me.
    When times are bad,

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    • Rating 3.82
  17. Here For You

    • By Nicolette J. Proffitt
    • Published: February 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    The past you cannot forget or undo;
    The future is all we can look forward to.

    I wish I could have been there by your side

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    I always believed in having friends, but after spending half my life looking for true friends and losing the ones I thought I found... I have come to a conclusion that real friends only...

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  18. A Friend Like You

    Poet Introduction

    • By Jessica D. Elliott
    • Published: July 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    A friend like you is hard to find,
    And that you're here still blows my mind.
    You're kind and caring, funny and smart.
    By just being you, you've stolen my heart.

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    Wow, this is a beautiful poem. I can tell you wrote this from your heart.

  19. A Friend Can Save A Life

    • By Paige Bryant
    • Published: March 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    That girl's heart aches,
    Her smile is fake.
    The cuts sting,
    Her phone rings.

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    • Votes 288
    • Rating 4.40
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    My BEST FRIEND FOREVER is in the exact situation but I can't knock at her door as she's miles away... her mum kicked her out of her own house, so my best friend is living with her aunt and...

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  20. Smile

    • By Jessica R. Dillinger
    • Published: February 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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.

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    • Votes 417
    • Rating 4.39
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    I had a best friend he was a good friend for awhile until he got a girlfriend and then never talked to me again until she broke up with him.

  21. Being There

    Poet Introduction

    • By Jasmin Aneta-Mirry Hathlhorn
    • Published: August 2010 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I'll be there
    I'll be there

    I'll be there when you're crying

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    • Rating 4.36
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  22. I'm Coming

    • By Lucky S. Ducky
    • Published: April 2020 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    When your heart is ripped in pieces,
    I will bring you my adhesive,
    called laughter.

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    • Votes 63
    • Rating 4.35
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    An interesting poem which depicts solemn promises made by true souls.

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