Be A Friend by Edgar A Guest

Be a friend. You don't need money:
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.


Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.


Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend

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This poem is a nice poem because it does say all the things good friends should do. These days everyone always gets caught up in the unnecessary stuff that really doesn't matter in life. In this poem, it tells you all about why being and having friends is so great. I agree with this poem because it is a good thing to have a lot of friends. Also it talks about how you don't have to be someone's friend to be nice to them which is true because you should always help someone out if they look like they are having trouble, even if you don't know them.