Friends are such a blessing, but missing them is sad. I guess that's all Emily Dickinson is saying in this poem. And I concur. (Scroll down for the text if the photo is too small.)
I've been privileged to live in three of the world's great cities (Nairobi, Port-au-Prince and Asunción, Paraguay) as well as spending time in many others (including nine weeks in Paris as a college student). I just moved to a new city: Kampala, Uganda. I've also lived in smaller towns in three countries. In all of those places there have been difficult days, but I've never found a city or town yet where God is not, and I don't anticipate finding one in the future, either. The name of my blog comes from the song "Love is Always There," by Carolyn Arends.
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This poem leaves me sad....thinking of dear friends I've been out of touch with in too long. I think it's time for me to write or pick up my phone.
I agree, we miss them very much when they are gone, Ruth. Thanks for Emily's reminder of our special friends.
Emily's words make me miss friends (and family) that I am apart from (no matter the reason). =)
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